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BY 

JAMES PEARCE, 

Mus. Bac. Oxon. 

Organist, S. Mark's Church, Philadelphia (late of Quebec Cat Jiedral, &>c.) 




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PHILADELPHIA : 
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THE LIBRARY 
OF CONGRESS 

WASHINGTON 



Also, by the same Author, 

CHANTS AND RESPONSES. 
THE CANTICLES. 

Pointed for Chanting. 

HYMNS 

(.New Collection). 

THE WORDS OF ANTHEMS. 

Upwards of Two Hundred, appropriate to the days and seasons of the year. 



LC Control Number 



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Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by James Pearce, 
i'n the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, 
for the Eastern District of Pennsylva7iia. 



CONTENTS. 



PAGE 

MORNING PRAYER 5 

EVENING PRAYER 20 

THE LITANY 28 

INTROITS (arranged) 34 

THE PSALMS 36 

TEN SELECTIONS 261 

SELECTIONS FOR HOLY DAYS 293 

ANTHEM IN INSTITUTION OFFICE 298 

PSALM IN BURIAL SERVICE 300 

GLORIA IN EXCELSIS .., 302 



DIRECTIONS. 



Pause slightly at all stops, and on those syllables set in 
dark letter, in accordance with the following illus- 
trations : — 

Reciting note. 
Ihey stand fast for ev — er and ev - er : 

ft) 

He hath given meat un - to them. that fear Him : 
Give thanks unto Kim for a re - mem-brance of His holiness. 

The Bars correspond with those in Chants, except the 
Double Bar, instead of which is inserted, as most usual, 
a colon in the middle of the verse. 

Each verse should be taken up by that division of the 
choir to which it is assigned, immediately after the 
preceding one, producing a continuous effect, as if, indeed 
(to a listener), the whole Psalm was one long verse, — 
for, the musical cadence being allowed to rest each time 
as if it were a final cadence, in other words, a pause at 
the end of each verse creates monotony. 



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DIRECTIONS. 



At the word Change, a chant in keeping with the 
expression of the words may be taken. The use of the 
Major and Minor modes also assists in this respect, as, 
for instance, in the 1 3th Psalm, verse 5, where the same 
chant should be boldly changed from the Minor (in which 
the Psalm commences) to the parallel Major, at the words, 
" But my trust is in Thy mercy," which, with a bl ight 
combination of registers from the organ, gives the desired 
effect. 

As there are not many chants so written as to allow 
of this simple modulation, it may be here mentioned that 
Nos. 3, 27, and 30, in the Author's Chants and Responses, 
are changeable* 

Philadelphia, Trinity, 1869. 



ERRATA. 

Page 9, note under Proper Psalms on Certain Days, for page 261 , 
read 293. Page 25, line 6, for me - rcy, read mer — cy. 



THE ORDER FOR DAILY 

MORNING PRAYER. 



l HE Lord is in His holy temple ; let all the earth keep silence 



From the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the 
same, My Name shall be great among the Gentiles ; and in every 
place incense shall be offered unto My Name, and a pure offering *• 
for My Name shall be great among the Heathen, saith the Lord of 
Hosts. Mai. i. ii. 

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be 
alway acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my Strength and my Re- 
deemer. Ps. xix. 14, 15. 

When the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that 
he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he 
shall save his soul alive. Ezek. xviii. 27. 

I acknowledge my transgressions ; and my sin is ever before me. 
Ps. Ii. 3. 

Hide Thy face from my sins ; and blot out all mine iniquities. 
Ps. Ii. 9. 

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit ; a broken and a con- 
trite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise. Ps. Ii. 17. 

Rend your heart and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord 
your God ; for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of 
great kindness, and repenteth Him of the evil. Joel ii. 13. 

To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though 
we have rebelled against Him ; neither have we obeyed the voice 
of the Lord our God, to walk in His laws which He set before us. 
Dan. ix. 9, 10. 




before Him. Hab. ii. 20. 



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MORNING PRAYER. 



Lord, correct me, but with judgment ; not in Thine anger, 
lest Thou bring me to nothing. Jer. x. 24 ; Ps. vi. 1. 

Repent ye ; for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand. St. Matt. 
iii. 2. 

1 will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him : Father, 
I have sinned against Heaven, and before thee, and am no more 
worthy to be called thy son. S. Luke xv. 18, 19. 

Enter not into judgment with Thy servant, O Lord ; for in Thy 
sight shall no man living be justified. Ps. cxliii. 2. 

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth 
is not in us ; but if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to 
forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 
I John i. 8, 9. 

DEARLY beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us, in sundry 
places, to acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and 
wickedness, and that we should not dissemble nor cloak them before 
the face of Almighty God, our heavenly Father, but confess them 
with an humble, lowly, penitent, and obedient heart ; to the end 
that we may obtain forgiveness of die same, by His infinite good- 
ness and mercy. And although we ought, at all times, humbly to 
acknowledge our sins before God : yet ought we chiefly so to do. 
when we assemble and meet together, to render thanks for the 
great benefits that we have received at His hands, to set forth His 
most worthy praise, to hear His most holy Word, and to ask those 
things which are requisite and necessary', as well for the body as 
the soul. Wherefore, I pray and beseech you, as many as are here 
present, to accompany me with a pure heart and humble voice, unto 
the throne of the heavenly grace, saying— 

\ A General Confession. 

ALMIGHTY and most mericiful Father ; We have erred and 
strayed from Thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed 
too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have 
offended against Thy holy laws. We have left undone those things 
which we ought to have .done: and we have done those things 
which we ought not to have done : And there is no health in us. 
But Thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. 
Spare Thou those, O God, who confess their faults. Restore 



MORNING PRAYER. 



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Thou those who are penitent ; According to Thy promises declared 
unto mankind, in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most 
merciful Father, for His sake ; That we may hereafter live a godly, 
righteous, and sober life ; To the glory of Thy Holy Name. Amen. 

\ The Declaration of Absolution, or Remission of Sins. 

ALMIGHTY God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who 
desiieth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he may 
turn from his wickedness and live, hath given power and com- 
mandment to His ministers to declare and pronounce to His people, 
being penitent, the Absolution and Remission of their sins He 
pardoneth and absolveth all those who truly repent, and unfeignedly 
believe His holy gospel. Wherefore, let us beseech Him to grant 
us true repentance, and His Holy Spirit ; that those things may 
please Him which we do at this present, and that the rest of our 
life hereafter may be pure and holy ; so that at the last we may 
come to His eternal joy, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, 
% Or this. 

ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who of His great 
mercy, hath promised forgiveness of sins to all those who, 
with hearty repentance and true faith, turn unto Him ; have mercy 
upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confirm and 
strengthen you in all goodness, and bring you to everlasting life, 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

OUR Father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name ; 
Thy kingdom come ; Thy will be done on earth, as it is in 
Heaven ; Give us this day our daily bread ; And forgive us our tres- 
passes, as we forgive those who trespass against us ; And lead us 
not into temptation ; But deliver us from evil : For Thine is the 
Kingdom-, and the Power, and the Glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 
O Lord, open Thou our lips ; 
Ans. And our mouth shall show forth Thy praise. 

f Here, all standing up, the Minister shall say, 
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost ; 
Ans. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world 
without end. 

Min. Praise ye the Lord. 

Ans. The Lord's Name be praised. 

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MORNING PRAYER. 



Then shall be said or sung the following Anthem ; except on those days 
for which other Anthems are appointed ; and except also, when it is 
used in the course of the Psalms, on the nineteenth day of the month. 

Venite, exultemus Domino, Psalm xcv. 

OCOME let us sing | un a to the | Lord : let us 
heartily rejoice in the | strength of | our sal- | 

vation. 

2. Let us come before His presence | with thanks- | 
giving : and show ourselves | glad in | Him with | 
psalms. 

3. For the Lord is a | great | God : and a great | 
King a - | bove all | gods. 

4. In His hand are all the corners | of the | 
earth : and the strength of the | hills is | His | also. 

5. The sea is His, and | He | made it : and His 
hands pre - | par ed the | dry | land. 

6. O come let us worship, | and fall | down : and 
kneel be - | fore the | Lord our | Maker. 

7. For He is the | Lord our | God : and we are the 
people of His pasture, | and the | sheep of -2- His i hand. 

8. O worship the Lord in the | beauty of | holiness 
let the whole earth | stand in | awe of | Him. 

9. For . He cometh, for He cometh to j judge the | 
earth : and with righteousness to judge the world, and the | 
people I with His | truth. 

Glory be to the Father, | and • to the | Son : and j 
to the I Holy | Ghost ; 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and | ever j 
shall be : world without end. | A - j — j men. 

Pause at the commas, and those words which are printed in heavy letter. 



MORNING PRAYER. 



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PROPER PSALMS ON CERTAIN DAYS. 



Christmas Day 
Ash Wednesday- 
Good Friday 
Easter Day 
Ascension Day 
Whit Sunday . 



Morning. 

6, 32, 38 
22, 40, 54 

2, 57, III 

8, 15, 21 
48, 68 



Evening. 

89, no, 132 

102, I30, 143 

64, 88 
113, 114, 118 
24, 47, 103 
104, 145 



One of the Selections [page 261) may be used instead of any one of the 
above Portions. 



Instead of the " Fenite" 

CHRIST our Passover, is sacri- | ficed | for us : 
therefore | let us | keep the I feast ; 
Not with the old leaven, nor with the leaven of | 
malice and | wickedness : but with the unleavened bread 
of sin - I ceri - | ty and | truth. 

CHRIST being raised from the dead | dieth no | 
more : death hath no | more do- | minion | over Him. 

For in that He died, He died | unto sin | once : but 
in that He liveth, He | liveth | unto | God. 

Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed | 
unto I sin : but alive unto God through | Jesus | Christ our | 
Lord. 

CHRIST is risen | from the | dead : and become 
the first - I fruits of j them that | slept. 



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MORNING PRAYER. 



For since by [ man came | death : (f) by man came 
also the resur - | rection | of the | dead. 

For as in Adam | all | die : (/) even so in Christ 
shall | all be | made a - | live. 



Instead of the u Venite" 

PRAISE ye the Lord; for it is good to sing praises | 
unto our | God : for it is | pleasant, and | 
praise is | comely. 

The Lord doth build up Je - | rusa - | lem : He 
gathereth together the | out - | casts of | Israel. 

He healeth those that are | bro - ken in | heart : and | 
bindeth | up their | wounds. 

He covereth the heaven with clouds, and prepareth 
rain | for the | earth : He maketh the grass to | 
grow up - | on the | mountains. 

He giveth to the | beast His j food : and to the | 
young | ravens which | cry. 

Praise the Lord, Je - j rusa - j lem : Praise | — thy | 
God, O | Sion. 

For He hath strengthened the bars [ of thy j 
gates : He hath blessed thy | chil •. dren with - | in | 
thee 

He maketh peace | in thy | borders : and filleth 
thee with the | finest | of the | wheat. 



MORNING PRAYER. 



II 



Te Deum Laudamus. 



E praise | Thee, O | God! ^ we acknowledge | 



2. All the earth doth | worship | Thee : the | 
Father | ever - | lasting. 

3. To Thee all Angels | cry a - | loud : the Heavens, 
and I all the | Powers there - | in. 

4. To Thee Cherubim, and | Sera - j phim : con - | 
tinual - I ly do I cry, 

5. Holy! I Holy! | Holy !: Lord | God of | Saba - | oth; 

6. Heaven and Earth are | full * of the j majesty : 
of Thy I Glo - I — I ly. 

7. The glorious company | of the A - | postles : 
praise j — | — | Thee. 

8. The goodly fellowship | of the | Prophets : 
praise | — | — | Thee. 

9. The noble | army of | Martyrs : praise | — | — | 



10. The Holy Church throughout | all the j world : 
doth I — ac - I knowledge | Thee ; 

11. The I Fa - I ther : of an | infinite | Majes - | ty. 

12. Thine | — a - | dorable : true j and j only | Son. 

13. Also the I Holy | Ghost: the j Com - j — for - | 
ter. ^ Change. ) 

14. Thou art the I King of | Glory : O | — | — | 
Christ. 

15. Thou art the ever - j lasting | Son : of | — | 
— the I Father. 




Thee to I be the | Lord. 



Thee. 



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MORNING PRAYER. 



1 6. When Thou tookest upon Thee to de - | liver j 
man : Thou didst humble Thyself to be | born | of a | 
Virgin. 

1 7. When Thou hadst overcome the | sharpness of j 
death : Thou didst open the Kingdom of | Heaven to | 
all be - I lievers. 

1 8. Thou sittest at the right | hand of [ God : in the | 
Glory I of the | Father. 

19. We believe that | Thou shalt | come : to | be j 
our I Judge. (Change.) 

20. We therefore pray Thee | help Thy | servants 
whom thou hast redeemed | with Thy | precious | blood. 

21. Make them to be numbered | with Thy | Saints : in 
glory I ever - | lasting. 

22. O Lord, I save Thy | people : and | bless | thine 
heritage. 

23. Gov - I — ern | them : and | lift them | up for 
ever. 

24. Day I — by I day : we | magni - | fy | Thee ; 

25. And we I worship Thy | Name : ever | world with - 
out I end. 

26. Vouch - 1 safe, OjLord : to keep us this | day with - 
out I sin. 

27. O Lord, have | mercy up - | on us : have | mer- 
cy up - j on us. 

28. O Lord, let Thy mercy | be up - | on us : as our 
trust I is in I Thee. 

29. O Lord, in | Thee ' have I | trusted : let me | never 
be con - I founded. 



MORNING PRAYER. 



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% Or this Canticle. 
Benedicite, omnia opera Domini, 

OALL ye works of the Lord, | bless • ye the | 
Lord, : praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | 

ever. * 

2. O ye Angels of the Lord, | bless . ye the | 
Lord : praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 

3. O ye Heavens, | bless * ye the | Lord : praise Him, 
and I magnify | Him for | ever. 

4. O ye Waters that be above the Firmament, | 
bless • ye the | Lord : praise Him, and | magnify | 
Him for | ever. 

5. O all ye Powers of the Lord, bless ■ ye the | 
Lord : praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 

6. O ye Sun and Moon, | bless ■ ye the | Lord : 
praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 

7. O ye Stars of Heaven, | bless • ye the | Lord : 
praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 

S. O ye Showers and Dew, | bless ■ ye the | Lord : 
praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 

9. O ye Winds of God, | bless • ye the j Lord : 
praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 

10. O ye Fire and Heat, | bless • ye the | Lord : 
praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 

11. O ye Winter and Summer, i bless • ye the | 
Lord : praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 

* Both. Sides of the Choir should sing the words, " Praise Him, and 
magnify Him for ever." 



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12. O ye Dews and Frosts, | bless ■ ye the 
Lord : praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 

13. O ye Frost and Cold, | bless • ye the | Lord : 
praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 

1 4. O ye Ice and Snow, | bless • ye the I Lord 
praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 

15. O ye Nights and Days, | bless • ye the | Lord : 
praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 

16. O ye Light and Darkness | bless • ye the | 
Lord : praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 

17. O ye Lightnings and Clouds, | bless • ye the | Lord: 
praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 

18. O let the Earth [ bless the | Lord : yea, let it 
praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 

19. O ye Mountains and Hills, | bless • ye the | Lord : 
praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 

20. O all ye Green Things upon the Earth, | bless • ye 
the [ Lord : praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 

21. O ye Wells, | bless • ye the | Lord : praise Him, 
and I magnify | Him for | ever. 

22. O ye Seas and Floods, j bless ■ ye the | Lord : 
praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 

23. O ye Whales, and all that move in the Waters, | 
bless • ye the | Lord : praise Him, and magnify | Him 
for I ever. 

24. O all ye Fowls of the Air, | bless • ye the | Lord : 
praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 

25. O all ye Beasts and Cattle, | bless ■ ye the | Lord : 
praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 



MORNING PRAYER. 1 5 

26. O ye Children of Men, | bless ■ ye the | Lord : 
praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 

27. O let Israel | bless the | Lord : praise Him, and | 
magnify | Him for j ever. 

28. O ye Priests of the Lord, | bless ■ ye the | Lord : 
praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 

29. O ye Servants of the Lord, | bless • ye the | Lord : 
praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 

30. O ye Spirits and Souls of the Righteous, | bless • 
ye the | Lord : praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | 
ever. 

31. O ye holy and humble Men of heart, | bless • ye 
the I Lord : praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 



Jubilate Deo. Psalm c. 

OBE joyful in the Lord, | all ye | lands : serve 
the Lord with gladness, and come before His | 
presence | with a | song. 

2. Be ye sure that the Lord | He is | God : it is 
He that hath made us, and not we ourselves ; we are 
His people, | and the | sheep of * His | pasture. 

3. O go your way into His gates with thanksgiving, 
and into His { courts with | praise : be thankful unto Him, | 
and speak | good of * His | Name. 

4. For the Lord is gracious, His mercy is | ever - | 
lasting : and His truth endureth from gene - | ration to | 
gene - | ration. 



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MORNING PRAYER. 



% Or this Hymn. 
Benedictus. St. Luke i. 68. 

BLESSED be the Lord | God of | Israel : for He 
hath visited, | and re - | deemed His ] people ; 

2. And hath raised up a mighty sal - | vation | 
for us : in the house | of His | servant | David ; 

3. As He spake by the mouth of His | holy | 
Prophets : which have been | since the | v/orld be - | 
gan ; 

4. That we should be saved | from our | enemies : 
and from the j hands of | all that j hate us. 

If The Apostles' Creed. 

I BELIEVE in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven 
and earth : 

And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord ; Who was conceived 
by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under 
Pontius Pilot, Was crucified, dead, and buried ; He descended into 
hell ; The third day He rose from the dead ; He ascended into 
Heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father 
Almighty ; From thence He shall come to judge the quick and 
the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Ghost ; The Holy Catholic Church ; The 
communion of saints ; The forgiveness of sins ; The resurrection of 
the body, And the life everlasting. Amen. 

\ Or this. 

I BELIEVE in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of 
Heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible : 
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, 
Begotten of His Father before all worlds ; God of God, Light of 
Light, Very God of very God, Begotten, not made, Being of one 
substance with the Father ; By Whom all things were made ; Who, 
for us men, and for our salvation, came down from Heaven, And 



MORNING PRAYER 



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was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, And was 
made man, and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilot. He 
suffered and was buried; and the third day He rose again, according 
to the Scriptures ; And ascended into Heaven, And sitteth on the 
right hand of the Father ; And He shall come again with glory, 
to judge both the quick and the dead ; Whose kingdom shall have 
no end. 

And 1 believe in the Holy Ghost, The Lord and Giver of life ; 
Who proceedeth from the Father and the Son ; Who with the 
Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified ; Who 
spake by the prophets. And I believe one Catholic and Apostolic 
Church. I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins ; 
And I look for the resurrection of the dead, And the life of the 
world to come. Amen. 

The Lord be with you ; 

Ans, And with Thy spirit. 

T Min. Let us pray. 

O Lord, show Thy mercy upon us ; 

Ans. And grant us Thy salvation. 

Min. O God, make clean our hearts within us ; 

Ans. And take not Thy Holy Spirit from us. 

H Then shall follow the Collect for th6 day, except when the Communion 
Service is read : and then the Collect for the day shall be omitted here. 

IT A Collect for Peace. 

OGOD, who art the author of peace and lover of concord, in 
knowledge of Whom standeth our eternal life, Whose 
service is perfect freedom ; defend us, Thy humble servants, in all 
assaults of our enemies ; that we, surely trusting in Thy defence, 
may not fear the power of any adversaries, through the might of 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

\ A Collect for Grace. 

OLORD, our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting 
God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this 
day; defend us in the same with Thy. mighty power and grant 
that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of 
danger ; but that all our doings, being ordered by Thy governance 
may be righteous in Thy sight, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
A?nen. 



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MORNING PRAYER. 



% A Prayer for the President of the United States, and all in Civil 
Authority. 

OLORD, our heavenly Father, the high and mighty Ruler 
of the universe, who dost from Thy throne behold all the 
dwellers upon earth ; most heartily we beseech Thee, with Thy 
favour to behold and bless Thy servant, The President of the 
United States, and all others in authority ; and so replenish them 
with the grace of Thy Holy Spirit, that they may always incline 
to Thy will, and walk in Thy way : Endue them plenteously 
with heavenly gifts ; grant them in health and prosperity long 
to live ; and finally, after this life, to attain everlasting joy and 
felicity, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

% The following Prayers are to be omitted here, when the Litany is read, 
f A Prayer for the Clergy and People. 

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, from whom cometh every 
good and perfect gift, send down upon our Bishops and 
other Clergy, and upon the Congregations committed to their 
charge, the healthful spirit of Thy grace ; and, that they may 
truly please Thee, pour upon them the continual dew of Thy 
blessing : Grant this, O Lord, for the honour of our Advocate 
and Mediator, Jesus Christ. Amen. 

1 A Prayer for all Conditions of Men. 

OGOD, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind, we humbly 
beseech Thee for all sorts and conditions of men, that Thou 
wouldest be pleased to make Thy ways known unto them, Thy 
saving health unto all nations. More especially we pray for Thy 
holy Church universal ; that it may be so guided and governed by 
Thy good Spirit, that all who profess and call themselves Chris- 
tians, may be led into the way of truth, and hold the faith in unity 
of spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteousness of life. Finally, 
we commend to Thy fatherly goodness all those who are any ways 
afflicted or distressed in mind, body, or estate ; that it may please 
Thee to comfort and relieve them, according to their several neces- 
sities; giving them patience under their sufferings, and a happy 
issue out of all their afflictions. And this we beg for Jesus Christ's 
sake. Amen. 



MORNING PRAYER. 



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If A General Thanksgiving. 

ALMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, we, Thine unworthy- 
servants, do give Thee most humble and hearty thanks for 
all Thy goodness and loving kindness to us, and to all men. We 
bless Thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of 
this life ; but, above all, for Thine inestimable love in the redemp- 
tion of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ ; for the means of grace, 
and for the hope of glory. And, we beseech Thee, give us 
that due sense of all Thy mercies, that our hearts may be un- 
feignedly thankful, and that we may show forth Thy praise, not 
only with our lips, but in our lives ; by giving up ourselves 
to Thy service, and by walking before Thee in holiness and 
righteousness all our days, through Jesus Christ our Lord ; to whom, 
with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world 
without end. Amen. 

If A Prayer of St. Chrysostom. 

ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at this time, with 
one accord to make our common supplications unto Thee ; 
and dost promise that when two or three are gathered together in 
Thy name, Thou wilt grant their requests ; fulfil now, O Lord, 
the desires and petitions of Thy servants, as may be most expedient 
for them ; granting us in this world' knowledge of Thy truth, and 
in the world to come life everlasting. Amen. 

2 Cor xiii. 14. 

THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and 
the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. 

Amen. 

Here endeth the order of Morning Prayer. 



THE ORDER FOR DAILY 

EVENING PRAYER. 



THE Lord is in His holy temple ; let all the earth keep silence 
before Him. Hab. ii. 20. 
From the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the 
same, My Name shall be great among the Gentiles ; and in every 
place incense shall be offered unto My Name, and a pure offering : 
for My Name shall be great among the Heathen, saith the Lord of 
Hosts. Mai. i. 11. 

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be 
alway acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my Strength and my 
Redeemer. Ps. xix. 14. 

When the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that 
he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he 
shall save his soul alive. Ezek. xviii. 27. 

I acknowledge my transgressions ; and my sin is ever before me. 
Ps. li. 3. 

Hide Thy face from my sins : and blot out all mine iniquities. 
Ps. li. 9. 

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit ; a broken and a con- 
trite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise. Ps. li. 17. 

Rend your heart and not your garments, and turn unco the Lord 
your God ; for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of 
great kindness, and repenteth Him of the evil. Joel ii. 13. 

To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though 
we have rebelled against Him ; neither have we obeyed the voice of 
the Lord our God, to walk in His laws which He set before us. 
Dan. ix. 9, 10. 



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Lord, correct me, but with judgment ; not in Thine anger, lest 
Thou bring me to nothing. Jer. x. 24. Ps, vi. 1. 

Repent ye ; for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand. St. Matt. 
2. 

1 will arise, and go to my father, and will say unto him : 
Father, I have sinned against Heaven, and before thee, and am no 
more worthy to be called thy son. St. Luke xv. 18, 19. 

Enter not into judgment with Thy servant, O Lord ; for in Thy 
sight shall no man living be justified. Ps, cxliii. 2. 

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth 
is not in us; but if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to 
forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 
1 John i. 8, 9. 

DEARLY beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us, in sundry 
places, to acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and 
wickedness, and that we should not dissemble nor cloak them 
before the face of Almighty God, our heavenly Father, but confess 
them with an humble, lowly, penitent, and obedient heart ; to the 
end that we may obtain forgiveness of the same, by His infinite 
goodness and mercy. And although we ought, at all times, humbly 
to acknowledge our sins before God, yet ought we chiefly so to do 
when we assemble and meet together, to render thanks for the 
great benefits that we have received at His hands, to set forth His 
most worthy praise, to hear His most Holy Word, and to ask those 
things which are requisite and necessary, as well for the body as 
the soul. Wherefore, I pray and beseech you, as many as are here 
present, to accompany me with a pure heart and humble voice, unto 
the throne of the heavenly grace, saying — 

H A General Confession. 

ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father; We have erred and 
strayed from Thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed 
too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have 
offended against Thy holy laws. We have left undone those 
things which we ought to have done ; And we have done those 
things which we ought not to have done : And there is no health 
in us. But Thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us miserable offenders. 
Spare thou those, O God, who confess their faults. Restore Thou 

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those who are penitent ; According to Thy promises declared unto 
mankind, in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most merciful 
Father, for His sake ; That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, 
and sober life ; To the glory of Thy Holy Name. Amen. 

1f The Declaration of Absolution. 

ALMIGHTY God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who 
desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he may 
turn from his wickedness and live, hath given power and command- 
ment to His ministers to declare and pronounce to His people, being 
penitent, the Absolution and Remission of their sins. He pardoneth 
and absolveth all those who truly repent, and unfeignedly believe 
His Holy Gospel. Wherefore, let us beseech Him to grant us true 
repentance, and His Holy Spirit ; that those things may please 
Him which we do at this present, and that the rest of our life 
hereafter may be pure and Holy ; so that at the last we may come 
to His eternal joy, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

\ Or this. 

A LMIGHTY God, our Heavenly Father, Who, of His great 
J~\. mercy, hath promised forgiveness of sins to all those who, 
with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto Him ; have mercy 
upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confirm and 
strengthen you in all goodness, and bring you to everlasting life, 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

OUR Father, Who art in Heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name ; 
Thy kingdom come ; Thy will be done on earth, as it is in 
Heaven ; Give us this day our daily bread ; And forgive us our 
trespasses, as we forgive those that trespass against us ; And lead us 
not into temptation ; But deliver us from evil ; For Thine is the 
Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, for ever and ever. Amen. 
O Lord, open Thou our lips ; 

Ans. And our mouth shall show forth Thy praise. 

H Here, all standing up, the Minister shall say, 
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost ; 
Ans. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, 
world without end. 

ikf//z. Praise ye the Lord. 

Ans. The Lord's Name be praised. 



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Cantate Domino, Psalm xcviii. 

OSING unto the Lord a | new ] song: for He | 
hath done | marvellous | things. 

2. With His own right hand, and with His j Holy | 
arm : hath He I gotten Him - | self the | victory. 

3. The Lord declared | His sal - | vation : His 
righteousness hath He openly showed | in the | sight • 
of the I heathen. 

4. He hath remembered His mercy and truth toward the | 
house of I Israel : and all the ends of the world have 
seen the sal - I vation | of our | God. 

5. Show yourselves joyful unto the Lord, | all ye | 
lands : sing, re - | joice, and | give j thanks. 

6. Praise the Lord up - | on the | harp : sing to the 
harp with a I psalm of | thanks - | giving. 

7. With trumpets also, | and | shawms : O show your- 
selves joyful be - I fore the | Lord the | King. 

8. Let the sea make a noise, and all that | therein | 
is : the round world, and | they that | dwell there - | in. 

9. Let the floods clap their hands, and let the hills be 
joyful together be - | fore the | Lord: for He | comethto [ 
judge the j earth. 

10. With righteousness shall He | judge the | world : 
and the I people | with | equity. 

Bonum est confiteri. Psalm xcii. 

IT is a good thing to give thanks | un - to the | Lord : 
and to sing praises unto Thy j Name, | O Most | 
Highest. 



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2. To tell of Thy loving kindness early | in the | 
morning : and of Thy | truth • in the | night | season. 

3. Upon an instrument of ten strings, and up - | on the | 
lute : upon a loud instrument, | and up - | on the | harp. 

4. For Thou Lord, hast made me glad | through Thy | 
works : and I will rejoice in giving praise for the oper - | 
ations | of Thy | hands. 

Deus Misercatur. Psalm lxvii. 

mf OD be merciful unto j us, and | bless us : and show 

vJ us the light of His countenance, and be | merciful j 
unto I us : 

2. That Thy way may be | known upon | earth : Thy 
saving I health a - | mong all | nations. 

3. Let the people praise | Thee, O [ God : yea, let | 
all the I people | praise Thee. 

mf 4. O let the nations rejoice | and be | glad : for Thou 
shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the | 
na i tions up - | on | earth 

5. Let the people praise | Thee, O | God : yea, let | 
all the I people | praise Thee. 

mf 6. Then shall the earth bring | forth her increase : and 
God, even our own God, shall give us | His | blessing. 

7. I — shall I bless us : and all the ends of the | 
world shall | fear | Him. 

f Or this. 
Benedky Anima mea. Psalm ciii. 

PRAISE the Lord, | O my | soul : and all that is 
within me I praise His [ holy | Name. 



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2. Praise the Lord, | O my | soul : and for- | get not | 
all His I benefits : 

3. Who forgiveth | all thy | sins : and healeth | all | 
thine in - | firmities ; 

4. Who saveth thy life | from de - | struction : and 
crowneth th.ee with | me-rcy and | loving - | kindness ; 

5. O praise the Lord, ye angels of His, ye that ex - | 
eel in I strength : ye that fulfil His commandment, and 
hearken unto the | voice of | His | word. 

6. O praise the Lord, all | ye His | hosts : ye servants 
of I His that | do His | pleasure. 

7. O speak good of the Lord, all ye works of His, in 
all places of | His do - | minion : Praise thou the | 
Lord, I O my I soul. 

f The Apostles' Creed. 

I BELIEVE in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven 
and earth : 

And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord ; Who was con- 
ceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under 
Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried ; He descended into 
hell; The third day He rose from the dead; He ascended into 
Heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty ; 
From thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. 

I believe in the Holy Ghost ; the Holy Catholic Church ; The 
communion of saints ; The forgiveness of sins ; The resurrection 
of the body, And the life everlasting. Amen. 

The Lord be with you. 

Ans. And with Thy spirit. 

Min. Let us pray. 

O Lord, show Thy mercy upon us. 

Ans. And grant us Thy salvation. 

Min. O God, make clean our hearts within us 

Ans. And take not Thy Holy Spirit from us. . 



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% Then shall be said the Collect for the day, and after that the Collects and 

Prayers following. 

«1 A Collect for Peace. 

OGOD, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and 
all just works do proceed ; give unto Thy servants that 
peace, which the world cannot give ; that our hearts may be set 
to obey Thy commandments, and also that by Thee, we, being 
defended from the fear of our enemies, may pass our time in rest 
and quietness, through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour. 
Amen. 

^ A Collect for Aid against Perils. 

OLORD, our heavenly Father, by whose Almighty power 
we have been preserved this day ; by Thy great mercy 
defend us from all perils and dangers of this night, for the love 
of Thy only Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. 

A Prayer for the President of the United States, and all in Civil 
Authority. 

OLORD, our heavenly Father, the high and mighty Ruler 
of the universe, who dost from Thy throne behold all the 
dwellers upon earth ; most heartily we beseech Thee, with Thy 
favour to behold and bless Thy servant, The President of the United 
States, and all others in authority ; and so replenish them with the 
grace of Thy Holy Spirit, that they may always incline to Thy 
will and walk in Thy way : Endue them plenteously with heavenly 
gifts ; grant them in health and prosperity long to live ; and 
finally, after this life, to attain everlasting joy and felicity, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

\ A Prayer for the Clergy and People. 

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, from whom cometh every 
good and perfect gift, send down upon our Bishops and other 
Clergy, and upon the Congregations committed to their charge, 
the healthful spirit of Thy grace; and, that they may truly please 
Thee, pour upon them the continual dew of Thy blessing : Grant 
this, O Lord, for the honour of our Advocate and Mediator, Jesus 
Christ. Amen. 



EVENING PRAYER. 



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% A Prayer for all Conditions of Men. 

OGOD, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind, we humbly 
beseech Thee for all sorts and conditions of men, that 
Thou wouldest be pleased to make Thy ways known unto them, 
Thy saving health unto all nations. More especially we pray for 
Thy holy Church universal ; that it may be so guided and governed 
by Thy good Spirit, that all who profess and call themselves Chris- 
tians, may be led into the way of truth, and hold the faith in unity 
of spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteousness of life. Finally, 
we commend to Thy fatherly goodness all those who are any 
ways afflicted or distressed in mind, body, or estate ; that it may 
please Thee to comfort and relieve them, according to their 
several necessities ; giving them patience under their sufferings, 
and a happy issue out of all their afflictions. And this we beg 
for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen. 

T[ A General Thanksgiving. 

ALMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, we, Thine unworthy 
servants, do give Thee most humble and hearty thanks for 
all Thy goodness and loving kindness to us and to all men. We 
bless Thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this 
life ; but above all, for Thine inestimable love in the redemption of 
the world by our Lord Jesus Christ ; for the means of grace, and 
for the hope of glory. And, we beseech Thee, give us that due 
sense of all Thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly 
thankful, and that we may show forth Thy praise, not only with 
our lips, but in our lives ; by giving up ourselves to Thy service, 
and by walking before Thee in holiness and righteousness all our 
days, through Jesus Christ our Lord ; to whom, with Thee and 
the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. 
Amen. 

%■ A Prayer of Si. Chrysostom. 

ALMIGHTY God, Who has given us grace at this time, with 
one accord to make our common supplications unto Thee ; 
and dost promise that when two or three are gathered together in 
Thy Name, Thou wilt grant their requests ; fulfil now, O Lord, 
the desires and petitions of Thy servants, as may be most expedient 



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for them ; granting us in this world knowledge of Thy truth, and 
in the world to come life everlasting. Amen. 

2 Cor xiii. 14. 

THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and 
the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us alt evermore. 

Amen. 

Here endeth the order of Evening Prayer. 



THE LITANY, 

Or General Supplication, to be used after Morning Service, on Sundays, 
Wednesdays, and Fridays. 



OGOD, the Father of Heaven ; have mercy upon us miserable 
sinners. 

God, the Father of Heaven ; have mercy upon us miserable sinners. 

O God the Son, Redeemer of the world ; have mercy upon us 
miserable sinners. 

God the Son, Redeemer of the ivorld ; have mercy upon us miserable 
sinners. 

O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the 
Son ; have mercy upon us miserable sinners. 

God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son / have 
mercy upon us miserable sinners. 

O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three persons and one 
God ; have mercy upon us miserable sinners. 

holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three persons and one God ; have 
mercy upon us miserable sinners. 

Remember not, Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our fore- 
fathers ; neither take Thou vengeance of our sins : spare us, good 
Lord, spare Thy people, whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy most 
precious blood, and be not angry with us for ever ; 

Spare us, good Lord. 

From all evil and mischief ; from sin ; from the crafts and 
assaults of the devil ; from Thy wrath, and from everlasting damna- 
tion ; 

Good Lord, deliver us. 



THE LITANY. 



2 9 



From all blindness of heart ; from pride, vain-glory, and 
hypocrisy ; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitable- 
ness ; 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

From all inordinate and sinful affections ; and from all the 
deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil ; 
Good Lord, deliver us. 

From lightning and tempest ; from plague, pestilence, and 
famine ; from battle and murder, and from sudden death ; 
Good Lord, deliver us. 

From all sedition, privy conspiracy, and rebellion ; from all false 
doctrine, heresy, and schism ; from hardness of heart, and contempt 
of Thy Word and Commandment ; 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

By the mystery of Thy holy Incarnation ; by Thy holy Nativity 
and Circumcision ; by Thy Baptism, Fasting, and Temptation ; 
Good Lord, deliver us. 

By Thine Agony and Bloody Sweat ; by Thy Cross and Passion ; 
by Thy precious Death and Burial ; by Thy glorious Resurrection 
and Ascension ; and by the coming of the Holy Ghost ; 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

In all time of our tribulation ; in all time of our prosperity ; in 
the hour of death, and in the day of judgment ; 
Good Lord, deliver us. 

We sinners do beseech Thee to hear us, O Lord God ; and that 
it may please Thee to rule and govern Thy Holy Church universal 
in the right way ; 

We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please Thee to bless and preserve all Christian Rulers 
and Magistrates, giving them grace to execute justice, and to 
maintain truth ; 

We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please Thee to illuminate all Bishops, Priests, and 
Deacons, with true knowledge and understanding of Thy Word ; 
and that both by their preaching and living they may set it forth, 
and show it accordingly ; 

We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please Thee to bless and keep all Thy people ; 
We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord, 



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That it may please Thee to give to all nations unity, peace, and 
concord ; 

We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please Thee to give us an heart to love and fear 
Thee, and diligently to live after Thy commandments ; 

We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please Thee to give to all Thy people increase of 
grace, to hear meekly Thy Word, and to receive it with pure 
affection, and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit ; 

We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please Thee to bring into the way of truth all such 
as have erred, and are deceived ; 

We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please Thee to strengthen such as do stand, and to 
comfort and help the weak-hearted, and to raise up those who fall, 
and finally to beat down Satan under our feet ; 

We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please Thee to succour, help, and comfort all who 
are in danger, necessity, and tribulation ; 
We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please Thee to preserve all who travel by land or by 
water, all the women in the perils of childbirth, all sick persons and 
young children, and to show Thy pity upon all prisoners and captives ; 

We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please Thee to defend, and provide for, the fatherless 
children, and widows, and all who are desolate and oppressed ; 

We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please Thee to have mercy upon all men ; 

We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please Thee to forgive our enemies, persecutors, and 
slanderers, and to turn their hearts ; 
We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please Thee to give and preserve to our use the 
kindly fruits of the earth, so that in due time we may enjoy them ; 
We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 

That it may please Thee to give us true repentance, to forgive us 
all our sins, negligences, and ignorances, and to endue us with the 
grace of Thy Holy Spirit, to amend our lives according to Thy 
Holy Word ; 



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We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 

Son of God, we beseech Thee to hear us. 

Son of God, ive beseech Thee to hear us, 

O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world ; 

Grant us Thy peace. 

O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world ; 
Have mercy upon us. 



If The Minister may, at his discretion, omit all that follows, to the Prayer, 
" We htiinbly beseech Thee, O Father" &c. 

[O Christ, hear us. 
Christ, hear us. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 
Christ, have mercy upon us. 
Christ, have mercy upon us. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 



UR Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name ; 



Thy kingdom come ; Thy will be done on earth, as it is in 
heaven ; Give us this day our daily bread ; And forgive us our 
trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us ; And lead 
us not into temptation ; But deliver us from evil. Amen. 
Min. O Lord, deal not with us according to our sins. 
Ans. Neither reward us according to our iniquities. 



GOD, merciful Father, who despisest not the sighing of a 



contrite heart, nor the desire of such as are sorrowful: 
mercifully assist our prayers which we make before Thee in all our 
troubles and adversities, whensoever they oppress us ; and graciously 
hear us, that those evils which the craft and subtilty of the devil or 
man worketh against us, may, by Thy good providence, be brought 
to naught ; that we, Thy servants, being hurt by no persecutions, 
may evermore give thanks unto Thee in Thy holy Church, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us, for Thy Names sake. 




T Let us pray. 




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THE LITANY. 



OGOD, we have heard with our ears, and our fathers have 
declared unto us, the noble works that Thou didst in their 
days, and in the old time before them. 

Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us, for Thine honour. 
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost ; 
Ans. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, 
world without end. Amen, 

From our enemies defend us, O Christ. 

Graciously look upon our affliction*. 

With pity behold the sorrows of our hearts. 

]S/[ercifully forgive the sins of Thy people. 

Favourably with mercy hear our prayers. 

Son of David, have mercy upon us. 

Both now and ever, vouchsafe to hear us, O Christ. 

Graciously hear us, Christ ; graciously hear us, Lord Christ. 

Min, O Lord, let Thy mercy be showed upon us. 

Ans. As we do put our trust in Thee. 

\ Let us pray.] 

WE humbly beseech Thee, O Father, mercifully to look upon 
our infirmities ; and, for the glory of Thy Name, turn 
from us all those evils that we most justly have deserved ; and 
grant that, in all our troubles, we may put our whole trust and 
confidence in Thy mercy ; and evermore serve Thee in holiness 
and pureness of living, to Thy honour and glory, through our only 
Mediator and Advocate, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

A General Thanksgiving. 

A LMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, we Thine unworthy 
i 1 servants, do give Thee most humble and hearty thanks 
for all Thy goodness and loving-kindness to us, and to all men. 
We bless Thee for our creation, preservation, and all the bless- 
ings of this life ; but, above all, for Thine inestimable love in 
the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ ; for the 
means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we beseech 
Thee, give us that due sense of all Thy mercies, that our hearts 
may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we may show forth Thy 
praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives ; by giving up 



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ourselves to Thy service, and by walking before Thee in holi- 
ness and righteousness all our days, through Jesus Christ our 
Lord ; to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour 
and glory, world without end. Amen. 

% A Prayer of St. Chrysostom. 

ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at this time 
with one accord to make our common supplications unto 
Thee ; and dost promise that when two or three are gathered 
together in Thy Name, Thou wilt grant their requests ; fulfil 
now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may 
be most expedient for them ; granting us in this world knowledge 
of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen. 

2 Cor. xiii. 14. 

THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, 
and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all ever- 
moie. Amen. 

Here endeth the Litany. 



INTROITS FOR THE YEAR. 

To be used instead of the Psalm in Metre, upon all Sundays and Holy 
days, at the Morning Service. 

Arranged according to the First Prayer Book of King Edward VI. 



I. Sunday in Advent Psalm i 

It. Sunday in Advent Psalm 120 

III. Sunday in Advent Psalm 4 

IV. Sunday in Advent . Psalm 5 

Feast of the Nativity (1st and 2nd services) Psalm 98, 8 

St. Stephen the Martyr , , Psalm 52 

St. John the Evangelist Psalm n 

Holy Innocents Psalm 79 

Sunday after Christmas Psalm 121 

Circumcision Psalm 122 

Epiphany Psalm 96 

I. Sunday after Epiphany Psalm 13 

II. Sunday after Epiphany Psalm 14 

III. Sunday after Epiphany Psalm 15 

IV. Sunday after Epiphany Psalm 2 

V. Sunday after Epiphany Psalm 20 

VI. Sunday after Epiphany Psalm 20 

Septuagesima Psalm 23 

Sexagesima Psalm 24 

Quinquagesima Psalm 26 

Ash Wednesday Psalm 51 

I. Sunday in Lent Psalm 52 

II. Sunday in Lent Psalm 130 

III. Sunday in Lent Psalm 43 

IV. Sunday in Lent Psalm 46 

V. Sunday in Lent Psalm 54 

Sunday next before Easter Psalm 61 

Good Friday .-. Psalm 130 

Easter Even Psalm 88 

Easter (1st and 2nd Services) Psalm 16, 3 

Easter Monday Psalm 62 

Easter Tuesday Psalm T13 

I. Sunday after Easter Psalm no 

II. Sunday after Easter Psalm 70 

III. Sunday after Easter Psalm 75 

IV. Sunday after Easter Psalm 82 

V. Sunday after Easter Psalm 84 

Ascension Psalm 47 



INTROITS FOR THE YEAR. 



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Sunday after Ascension Psalm 93 

Whitsunday Psalm 33 

Monday in Whitsun-week Psalm 100 

Tuesday in Whitsun-week Psalm 101 

Trinity in Whitsun-week Psalm 67 

I. Sunday after Trinity. Psalm ng. Parti. Beati immaculati. 
II. Sunday after Trinity. In quo corriget ? 

III. Sunday after Trinity. „ Retribue servo tuo. 

IV. Sunday after Trinity. Adhaesit pavimento. 
V. Sunday after Trinity. ,, Legem pone. 

VI. Sunday after Trinity. „ Et veniat super me. 

VII. Sunday after Trinity. „ Memor esto servi tui. 

VIII. Sunday after Trinity. Portio raea, Domine. 

IX. Sunday after Trinity. „ Bonitatem fecisti. 

X. Sunday after Trinity. Manus tuse fecerunt me. 

XI. Sunday after Trinity. Defecit anima mea. 

XII. Sunday after Trinity. „ In aeternum, Domine. 

XIII. Sunday after Trinity. Quomodj dilexi. 

XIV. Sunday after Trinity. ,, Lucerna pedibus meis. 
XV. Sunday after Trinity. ,, Iniquos odio habui. 

XVI. Sunday after Trinity. ,, Feci judicium. 

XVII. Sunday after Trinity. Mirabilia. 
XVIII. Sunday after Trinity. „ Justus es, Domine. 

XIX. Sunday after Trinity. „ Clamaviintotocorde meo. 

XX. Sunday after Trinity. „ Vide humilitatem. 

XXI. Sunday after Trinity. ,, Principes persecuti sunt. 

XXII. Sunday after Trinity. ,, Appropinquet deprecatio. 

XXIII. Sunday after Trinity. Appropinquet deprecatio .. Psalm 123 

XXIV. Sunday after Trinity. Appropinquet deprecatio . . Psalm 125 
XXV. Sunday after Trinity. Appropinquet deprecatio . . Psalm 127 

St. Andrew Psalm 129 

St. Thomas Psalm 128 

Conversion of St. Paul Psalm 138 

Purification of St. Mary the Virgin Psalm 134 

St. Matthias Psalm 140 

Annunciation B. V. M Psalm 131 

St. Mark Psalm 141 

St. Philip and St. James . Psalm 133 

St. Barnabas Psalm 142 

St. John Baptist.. Psalm 143 

St. Peter Psalm 144 

St. James Psalm 148 

St. Bartholomew Psalm 115 

St. Matthew Psalm 117 

St. Michael and All Angels ....... Psalm 113 

St. Luke . Psalm 137 

St. Simon and St. Jude % Psalm 150 

All Saints , Psalm 149 



THE 



PSALMS OF DAVID. 



day i. S^ormng; draper. . 

Psalm j, — Beatus vir, qui non abiit. 

r LESS ED is the man that hath not walked in the 
JD counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the | way of | 
sinners : and hath not sat in the | seat | of the | scornful. 

2. But his delight is in the | law • of the | Lord : and 
in his law will he exercise him | self - | day and | 
night. 

3. And he shall be like a tree planted by the | water | 
side : that will bring forth, his | fruit in | due | season. 

4. His leaf also | shall not | wither : and look, whatso- 
ever he I doeth, | it shall | prosper. 

5. As for the ungodly, it is not | so with | them : but 
they are like the chaff, which the wind scattereth away | 
from the | face ■ of the | earth. 

6. Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to stand ] 
in the | judgment : neither the sinners in the congre- j 
gation I of the | righteous. 

es. 7. But the Lord knoweth the | way • of the [ 
righteous : and the way of the un | godly | shall - J 
perish. 



DAY I. 



THE PSALMS. 



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Psalm 2.* — Quare fremuerunt gentes ? 

WHY do the heathen so furiously | rage to - | 
gether : and why do the people i - | ma gine a | 
vain | tiling ? 

2. The kings of the earth stand up, and the rulers take | 
coun - sel to - | gether : against the Lord, and a - ( gainst | 
His A - | nointed. 

3. Let us break their I bonds a - | sunder : and cast 
a - I way their | cords | from us. 

4. He that dwelleth in heaven shall | laugh • them to | 
scorn : the Lord shall | have them | in de - | rision. 

5. Then shall He speak unto them | in His | wrath : 
and vex them | in His | sore dis - | pleasure. 

6. Yet have I | set my | King : upon my | Holy | 
Hill of I Sion. 

7. I will preach the law, whereof the Lord hath | 
said unto | me : Thou art my Son, this day have | I be - | 
gotten I thee. 

8. Desire of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for | 
thine in - | heritance : and the utmost parts of the | 
earth for | thy pos - | session. 

9. Thou shalt bruise them with a | rod of | iron • and 
break them in pieces | like a j potter's | vessel. 

10. Be wise now, therefore, | O ye | kings : be learned, 
ye that are | judges | of the | earth. 

11. Serve the | Lord in | fear : and rejoici ( unto | 
Him with I reverence. 

* Proper for Easter Day. The next is Psalm 57. 

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38 THE PSALMS. DAY I, 

12. Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, arid so ye perish 
from the | right | way : if His wrath be kindled (yea but 
a little), blessed are all they that | put their | trust in | 
Him. 

Psalm 3. — Domine, quid multiplicati P 




ORD, how are they increased that | trouble j 
' me : many are | they that | rise a - | gainst me. 



2. Many one there be that | say of • my j soul : There 
is no I help for | him * in his | God. (Major.) 

3. But Thou, O Lord, art | my de - J fender : Thou 
art my worship, and the | lifter j up of • my j head. 

4. I did call upon the Lord | with my | voice : and 
He heard me | out of • His | Holy J Hill. 

5. I laid me down and slept, and rose | up a - | gain : 
for the ] Lord sus - | tained j me. 

6. I will not be afraid for ten thousands | of the | 
people : that have set themselves a - | gainst me | round 
a - I bout. 

7. Up Lord, and help me, | O my | God : for Thou 
smitest all mine enemies upon the cheek-bone ; Thou hast 
broken the | teeth of I the un - | godly. 

8. Salvation belongeth | un to the | Lord : and Thy 
ing I is up - j on Thy | people. 

Psalm 4. — Cum invocarem. 

HEAR me when I call, | God of • my | righteous- 
ness : Thou hast set me at liberty when I was in 
trouble ; have mercy upon me, and | hearken | unto my j 
praver. 



DAY I. THE PSALMS. 39 

2. O ye sons of men, how long will ye bias - | pheme 
mine | honour : and have such pleasure in vanity, | 
and seek | after | falsehood ? 
mf 3. Know this also, that the Lord hath chosen to himself 
the I man • that is | godly : when I call upon the | 
Lord, I He will | hear me. 

4. Stand in awe, and | sin | not : commune with your 
own heart, and in your j chamber, | and be j still. 

5. Offer the sacri - | flee of | righteousness : and put 
your I trust I in the | Lord. 

6. There be | many that | say : Who will j show us | 
any | good \ 

7. Lord, j lift Thou | up : the light of Thy I counte - | 
nance up - | on us. 

8. Thou hast put gladness | in my | heait : since the 
time that their corn, and | wine, and | oil, in - ] creased. 

cres. 9. I will lay me down in peace, and | take my | rest : 
for it is Thou Lord, only, that | makest me | dwell in | 
safety. 

Psalm 5. — Verba mea auribus. 

mf T)ONDER my | words, O [ Lord : con - | sider my | 
X medi - | tation, 

2. O hearken Thou unto the voice of my calling, my 
King, I and my | God : for unto Thee | will I | make my | 
prayer. 

3. My voice shalt Thou hear be - | times, O | Lord : 
early in the morning will I direct my prayer unto | 
Thee, and | will look | up. 

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40 THE PSALMS. DAY I. 

4. For Thou art the God that hast no j plea sure in | 
wickedness : neither shall any | evil | dwell with | 
Thee. 

5. Such as be foolish shall not stand | in Thy | sight : 
for Thou hatest | all them | that work | vanity. 

6. Thou shalt destroy them that j speak | lies : the 
Lord will abhor both the bloodthirsty | and de - | ceitful | 
man. 

7. But as for me, I will come into Thine House, even 
upon the multitude | of Thy | mercy : and in Thy fear 
will I worship to - I ward Thy | Holy | Temple. 

8. Lead me O Lord, in Thy righteousness, because | 
of mine | enemies : make Thy way | plain be - | fore my | 
face. 

9. For there is no faithfulness | in His | mouth : their 
inward j parts are | very | wickedness. 

10. Their throat is an | open | sepulchre : they | flatter | 
with their I tongue. 

11. Destroy Thou them O God; let them perish 
through their own i - | magi - | nations : cast them out 
in the multitude of their ungodliness ; for they have re - | 
bel led a - | gainst | Thee. 

12. And let all them that put their trust in | Thee re - | 
joice : they shall ever be giving of thanks, because Thou 
defendest them ; they that love Thy Name | shall be | 
joyful in | Thee. 

13. For Thou Lord, wilt give Thy blessing | un - to 
the I righteous : and with Thy favourable kindness wilt 
Thou defend | him as | with a | shield. 



DAY I. THE PSALMS. 4 1 

Cticnmg; prayer. 

Psalm 6.* — D online, ne in furore. 

OLORD, rebuke me not in Thine | indig - | 
nation : neither chasten | me in | Thy dis - | 

pleasure. 

2. Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for | I am | weak ; 

Lord heal me, | for my | bones are | vexed. 

3. My soul also is I sore | troubled : but Lord, how long | 
wilt Thou I punish | me ? 

4. Turn Thee O Lord, and de - | liver my | soul : O 
save me I for Thy | mercy's | sake. 

5. For in death no man re - | membereth | Thee : and 
who will give Thee I thanks | in the | pit ? 

6. I am weary of my groaning ; every night wash | 

1 my ,| bed : and water my j couch j with my | tears. 

7. My beauty is gone for | very | trouble : and worn 
away be - j cause of | all mine j enemies. 

8. Away from me, all ye | that work | vanity : for the 
Lord hath heard the | voice | of my j weeping. [Major.) 

9. The Lord hath heard | my pe - | tition : the Lord | 
will re - I ceive my | prayer. 

10. All mine enemies shall be confounded, and | sore | 
vexed : they shall be turned back, and | put to | shame | 
suddenly. 

Psalm 7. — Domine, Deus mens. 

OLORD my God, in Thee have I | put my | 
trust : save me from all them that persecute me, | 
and de - | liver | me ; 

* Proper for Ash Wednesday. The next is Psalm 32. 



42 THE PSALMS. DAY I. 

2. Lest he devour my soul, like a lion, and | tear • it in | 
pieces : while | there is | none to | help. 

3. O Lord my God, if I have done | any such | 
thing : or if there be any | wickedness j in my | 
hands ; 

4. If I have rewarded evil unto him that dealt j 
friendly | with me : yea I have delivered him that 
without any | cause | is mine | enemy ; 

5. Then let mine enemy persecute my [ soul, and ] 
take me : yea, let him tread my life down upon the earth, 
and lay mine | honour f in the | dust. 

6. Stand up O Lord in Thy wrath, and lift up Thyself, 
because of the indignation | of mine | enemies : arise up 
me for in the judgment [ that Thou [ hast com - j 
manded. 

7. And so shall the congregation of the people 
come a - | bout Thee : for their sakes therefore lift j 
up Thy - I self a - f gain. 

8. The Lord shall judge the people ; give sentence 
with me, | O | Lord : according to my righteousness, 
and according to the innocency | that is | in [ me. 

9. O let the wickedness of the ungodly | come • to an | 
end : but | guide j Thou the | just. 

10. For the I righteous | God : trieth the | very | 
hearts and | reins. 

11. My help I cometh of | God : Who preserveth ] 
them that • are [ true of | heart. 

12. God is a righteous Judge, | strong, and | patient : 
and God is pro - | voked | every | day. 



DAY I. THE PSALMS. 43 

13. If a man will not turn, He will | whet His | 
sword : He hath bent His | bow, and | made it | 
ready. 

1 4. He hath prepared for him the instru - | ments of | 
death : he ordaineth his arrows a - | gainst the | 
perse - | cutors. 

15. Behold he travail - | eth with | mischief : he 
hath conceived sorrow | and brought | forth un - | 
godliness. 

16. He hath graven and digged f up a | pit : and is 
fallen, himself into the destruction | that he | made for | 
other. 

17. For his travail shall come upon his | own } 
head : and his wickedness shall fall | on his | own | 
pate. ( Major. ) 

18. I will give thanks unto the Lord, according | 
to His I righteousness : and I will praise the | Name 
• of the I Lord most | High. 

Psalm 8.* — JDomine, Domtnus noster. 

OLORD our Governor, how excellent is Thy 
Name in | all the I world : Thou that hast 
set Thy I glo — ry a - f bove the [ heavens ! 

2. Out of the mouth of very babes and sucklings 
hast Thou ordained strength, because | of Thine | 
enemies : that Thou mightest still the | enemy, | and • 
the a - I venger. 

3. For I will consider Thy heavens, even the works | 

* Proper for Ascension Day* The next is Psalm 15. 



44 THE PSALMS. DAY 2. 

or Thy | fingers : the moon and the stars, j which Thou | 
hast or - | dained. 

4. What is man, that Thou art | mindful | of him : and 
the son of man, | that Thou | visitest | him ? 

5. Thou madest him lower | than the | angels : 
to crown I him with | glory and | worship. 

6. Thou makest him to have dominion of the works | 
of Thy j hands : and Thou hast put all things | in subjection | 
under his | feet ; 

7. All I sheep and | oxen : yea and the | beasts | 
of the I field ; 

8. The fowls of the air, and the fishes | of the | 
sea : and whatsoever walketh through, the | paths | of the I 
seas. 

9. I Lord our | Governor : how excellent is Thy | 
Name in I all the | world ! 

Day 2. S^ormng; grayer. 

Psalm 9. — Confitebor tib'u 

I WILL give thanks unto Thee, O Lord, with my | 
whole I heart : I will speak of | all Thy j marvellous | 
works. 

2. I will be glad and re - | joice in | Thee : yea, my 
songs will I make of Thy | Name, O | Thou most | 
Highest. 

3. While mine enemies are ] driven | back : they shall 
fall and I perish | at Thy | presence. 



DAY 2. THE PSALMS. 45 

4. For Thou hast maintained my right | and my | 
cause : Thou art set in the | throne that | judgest | right. 

5. Thou hast rebuked the heathen, and destroyed | 
the un - I godly : thou hast put out their | name for | 
ever and | ever. 

6. O thou enemy, destructions are come to a, per - | 
pet — ual I end : even as the cities which thou hast destroyed ; 
their me - | morial is | perished | with them. 

7. But the Lord shall en - | dure for | ever : He hath 
also pre - I pared His | seat for | judgment. 

8. For He shall judge the | world in | righteousness : 
and minister true | judgment | un -2- to the | people. 

9. The Lord also will be a defence | for the • op - | 
pressed : even a refuge | in due | time of | trouble. 

10. And they that know Thy Name will put their | 
trust in | Thee : for Thou Lord, hast never failed | 
them that | seek | Thee. 

11. O praise the Lord which | dwell eth in | Sion : 
show the I people | of His | doings. 

12. For, when He maketh inquisition for blood, He 
re - I membereth | them : and forgetteth not the com - | 
plaint I of the | poor. 

13. Have mercy upon me, O Lord; consider the 
trouble which I suffer of | them that | hate me : Thou 
that liftest me up | from the | gates of | death, 

1 4. That I may show all Thy praises within the ports 
of the I daughter of | Sion : I will re - | joice in | Thy 
sal - I vation. 

1 5. The heathen are sunk down in the pit | that they | 



46 THE PSALMS. DAY 2. 

made ; in the same net which they hid privily, | is their | 
foot | taken. 

1 6. The Lord is known to | execute | judgment : the 
ungodly is trapped in the | work of * his | own | hands. 

17. The wicked shall be turned | into | hell : and all 
the people I that for - | get |: God. 

18. For the poor shall not alway | be for - | gotten : 
the patient abiding of the meek | shall not | perish for | 
ever. 

19. Up Lord, and let not man have the | upper | 
hand : let the heathen be | judged | in Thy f sight. 

20. Put them in fear, | O | Lord : that the heathen 
may know them - | selves to | be but [ men. 

Psalm IO.— Ut quid, Domine P 

p \\ THY standest Thou so far | ofF r O f Lord : and 
V V hidest Thy face in the | needful | time of | 
trouble ? 

2. The ungodly for his own lust doth perse - | cute 
the I poor : let them be taken in the crafty wiliness | that 
they I have i - | magined. 

3. For the ungodly hath made boast of his own | 
heart's de - | sire : and speaketh good of the covetous, | 
whom J God ab - | horreth. 

4. The ungodly is so proud, that he careth | not for [ 
God : neither is | God in | all his | thoughts. 

J. His ways are | alway | grievous : Thy judgments are 
far above out of his sight, and therefore de - ) fieth he | 
all his I enemies. 



DAY 2. THE PSALMS. 47 

6. For he hath said in his heart, Tush, I shall never | 
be cast J down : there shall no harm [ happen | unto | me. 

7. His mouth is full of cursing, de - | ceit, and | fraud : 
under his tongue is un J godli - | ness and | vanity. 

8. He sitteth lurking in the thievish corners | of the | 
streets : and privily in his lurking dens doth he murder the 
innocent ; his eyes are | set a - | gainst the | poor. 

9. For he lieth waiting secretly, even as a lion lurketh 
he I in his den : that | he may | ravish the | poor. 

10. He doth I ravish trie | poor : when he getteth ] 
him in - I to his | net. 

11. He falleth down, and | humbleth him - | self : 
that the congregation of the poor may fall into the | 
hands | of his | captains. 

12. He hath said in his heart, Tush, God | hath for - | 
gotten : He hideth away His face, and | He will | never | 
see it. 

13. Arise O Lord God, and lift | up Thine | hand : 
for - I get I not the | poor. 

1 4. Wherefore should the wicked | blaspheme | God : 
while he doth say in his heart, Tush, Thou God | carest | 
not I for it. 

15. Surely f Thou hast f seen it : for Thou beholdest 
un - I godli - I ness and j wrong. 

16. That Thou mayest take the matter | into Thine | 
hand : the poor committeth himself unto Thee ; for Thou 
art the | helper | of the | friendless. 

1 7. Break Thou the power of the ungodly | and ma - j 
licious : take away his ungodliness, j and Thou [ shalt find [ 
none. [Major.) 



48 THE PSALMS. DAY 2. 

1 8. The Lord is King for [ ever and | ever : and the 
heathen are | perished | out * of the | land. 

19. Lord, Thou hast heard the desire | of the | poor : 
Thou preparest their heart, and Thine ear | hearkeneth | 
there - | to. 

20. To help the fatherless and poor | unto their | 
right : that the man of the earth be no J more ex - | 
alted a - | gainst them. 

Psalm II. — In Domino confido. 

IN the Lord put I I my | trust : how say ye then to my 
soul, That she should flee as a | bird | unto the | hill ? 

2. For lo, the ungodly bend their bow, and make ready 
their arrows with - | in the | quiver : that they may privily 
shoot at them I which are | true of | heart. 

3. For the foundations will be | cast | down : and 
what ] hath the | righteous | done ? 

4. The Lord is in His | Holy | Temple : the Lord's | 
seat I is in I heaven. 

5. His eyes con - | sid ±- er the | poor : and His eyelids | 
try the | chil a dren of | men. 

6. The Lord al - | low ± eth the | righteous : but the 
ungodly, and him that delighteth in wickedness, | doth His | 
soul ab - I hor. 

7. Upon the ungodly He shall rain snares, fire, and 
brimstone, | storm and | tempest : this shall | be their | 
portion to | drink. 

8. For the righteous Lord | loveth | righteousness : His 
countenance will behold the | thing | that is | just. 



DAY 2. 



THE PSALMS. 



49 



(Ebenmo; draper. 

Psalm 12. — Salvum me fac. 

HELP me Lord, for there is not one | godly man | 
left : for the faithful are minished from a - | 
mong the j chil-*- dren of | men. 

2. They talk of vanity every one | with his | 
neighbour : they do but flatter with their lips, and dis- 
semble I in their | double | heart. 
f 3. The Lord shall root out all de - | ceitful | lips : and 
the tongue that | speaketh | proud | things, 

4. Which have said, With our tongue will | we pre - | 
vail : we are they that ought to speak, | who is | lord over | 
us ? 

5. Now for the comfortless troubles' sake | of the | 
needy : and because of the deep | sighing | of the | 
poor. 

6. I will up, I saith the | Lord : and will help every 
one from him that swelleth against him, | and will | 
set • him at | rest. 

7. The words of the Lord are | pure | words : even 
as the silver, which from the earth is tried, and purified | 
seven times | in the | fire. 

8. Thou shalt keep them | O | Lord : Thou shalt 
preserve Him from this | gener - | ation for | ever. 

9. The ungodly walk on | every | side : when they 
are exalted, the cllildren of | men are | put • to re - | 
buke. 



50 THE PSALMS. DAY 2. 

Psalm 13. — Usque quo, Domine P 

p T T OW long wilt Thou forget me, O Lord, | for | 
A A ever : how long wilt thou | hide Thy | face | 
from me ? 

2. How long shall I seek counsel in my soul, and 
be so vexed | in my | heart : how long shall mine 
enemies | triumph | over | me ? 

3. Consider, and hear me | Lord my | God : 
lighten mine eyes, that I | sleep | not in | death. 

4. Lest mine enemy say, I have pre.- j vail ed a - | 
gainst him : for if I be cast down, they that trouble me J 
will re - I joice | at it. {Major,) 

cres. 5. But my trust is | in Thy | mercy : and my heart is | 
joy — ful in | Thy sal - | vation. 

6. I will sing of the Lord, because He hath dealt so | 
lovingly | with me : yea I will praise the | Name • of the | 
Lord most | Highest. 

Psalm 14. — Dixit insipiens. 

rnf n^HE fool hath said | in his | heart : There | is | no | 
1 God. 

2. They are corrupt, and become abominable | in their | 
doings : there is none that | doeth good, | no not | one. 

3. The Lord looked down from heaven upon the | 
chil — dren of | men : to see if there were any that would 
understand, | and seek | after | God. 

4. But they are all gone out of the way, they are 
altogether be - | come a - | bominable : there is none 
that I doeth good, | no not | one. 



DAY 3. THE PSALMS. 5 1 

5. Their throat is an open sepulchre, with their 
tongues have I they de - | ceived : the poison of J 
asps is I under their | lips. 

6. Their mouth is full of | curs ing and | bitter- 
ness : their feet are | swift to | shed | blood. 

7. Destruction and unhappiness is in their ways, and 
the .way of peace have | they not | known : there is no 
fear of | God be - | fore their | eyes. 

8. Have they no knowledge, that they are all such | 
workers of | mischief : eating up my people as it were 
bread, and call | not up - | on the | Lord ? 

9. There were they brought in great fear, even where | 
no fear | was : for God is in the gener - | ation | of the | 
righteous. 

10. As for you, ye have made a mock at the counsel | 
of the |' poor : because he putteth his | trust | in the | 
Lord. 

cres. I I. Who shall give salvation unto Israel out of Sion ? 
When the Lord turneth the captivity | of His | people : 
then shall Jacob rejoice, and | Israel | shall be | glad. 

Day 3. ®$ovmn$ draper* 

Psalm 15.* — Domine, quis habltahit $ 
mf T ORD, who shall dwell I in Thy | tabernacle : or 

J y who shall rest up - I on Thy | Holy | Hill ? 

2. Even he, that leadeth an | uncorrupt | life : and 
doeth the thing which is right, and speaketh the | truth | 
from his | heart. 

* Proper for Ascension Day. The next is Psalm 21. 



52 THE PSALMS. DAY 3. 

3. He that hath used no deceit in his tongue, nor 
done evil | to his | neighbour : and | hath not | slandered 
his I neighbour. 

4. He that setteth not by himself, but is lowly in his | 
own I eyes : and maketh much of | them that | fear the | 
Lord. 

5 He that sweareth unto his neighbour and disap- 
pointed I him I not : though it | were to • his | own j 
hindrance. 

6. He that hath not given his money up - | on | 
usury : nor taken re - | ward a - | gainst the | 
innocent. 

7. Whoso j doeth these | things : shall | nev - | er | 
fall. 

Psalm 16. — Conserva me, Domine. 

PRESERVE j me, O I God : for in | Thee • have I | 
put my I trust. 

2. O my soul, thou hast said | un to the | Lord : 
Thou art my God, my goods are | nothing | unto | 
Thee. 

3. All my delight is upon the saints, that are | in the | 
earth : and upon such j as ex - | eel in | virtue. 

4. But they that run after an - | other | god : shall | 
have I great | trouble. 

5. Their drink-offerings of blood will I | not | offer : 
neither make mention of their | names with - | in my j 
lips. 



DAY 3. THE PSALMS. 53 

6. The Lord himself is the portion of mine inherit- 
ance, and I of my | cup : thou | shalt main - | tain my | 
lot. 

7. The lot is fallen unto me in a | fair | ground : yea I | 
have a | goodly | heritage. 

8. I will thank the Lord for | giving me | warning ; 
my reins also chasten me j in the | night - | season. 

9. I have set God | al — ways be - | fore me : for He 
is on my right hand, | therefore I | shall not | fall. 

10. Wherefore my heart was glad, and my j glory re - | 
joiced : my flesh also | shall | rest in | hope. 

11. For why? Thou shalt not leave my | soul in | 
hell : neither shalt Thou suffer Thy Holy j One to j 
see cor - | ruption 

12. Thou shalt show me the path of life; in Thy 
presence is the | fulness of | joy : and at Thy right hand 
there is j pleasure for J ever - | more. 

Psalm 17. — Ex audi, Domine. 

T_T EAR the right, O Lord, consider | my com - ] 
A JL plaint : and hearken unto my prayer, that goeth 
not I out of I feigned | lips. 

2. Let my sentence come forth | from Thy | presence : 
and let Thine eyes look upon the | thing | that is | 
equal. 

3. Thou hast proved and visited mine heart in the night- 
season ; Thou hast tried me, and shalt find no | wicked- 
ness j in me : for I am utterly purposed that my | mouth 
shall I not of - j fend. 



54 THE PSALMS. DAY 3. 

4. Because of men's works, that are done against the 
words I of Thy I lips : I have kept me from the | ways 
of I the des - j troyer. 

5. O hold Thou up my goings | in Thy | paths : that 
my I footsteps | slip | not. 

6. I have called upon Thee, O God, for | Thou shalt | 
hear me : incline Thine ear to me, and | hearken | unto 
my I words. 

7. Show Thy marvellous loving-kindness, Thou that art 
the Saviour of them which put their j trust in | Thee : 
from such as re - | sist Thy | right | hand. 

8. Keep me as the apple | of an | eye : hide me under 
the ] shadow | of Thy | wings. 

9. From the ungodly that | trouble | me : mine ene- 
mies compass me round about to | take a - | way my | 
soul. 

10. They are enclosed in | their own | fat : and their 
mouth I speaketh | proud | things. 

11. They lie waiting in our way on | every | side : 
turning their | eyes | down to the | ground. 

12. Like as a lion that is greedy | of his | prey : and 
as it were a lion's whelp, | lurk — ing in | secret | places. 

13. Up Lord, disappoint him, and | cast him | down : 
deliver my soul from the ungodly | which is a | sword * of | 
Thine ; 

1 4. From the men of Thy hand O Lord, from the men 
I say, and from the | evil | world : which have their por- 
tion in this life, whose bellies Thou | fillest with | Thy 
hid j treasure. 



DAY 3. THE PSALMS. 55 

I 5. They have children at | their de - | sire : and leave 
the rest of their | substance | for their | babes. 

1 6. But as for me, I will behold Thy | presence in | 
righteousness : and when I awake up after Thy likeness, I 
shall be J satis - | fied | with it. 

(Ebemng: draper* 

Psalm 18. — Diligam te, Domine, 

f T WILL love Thee, O Lord my strength ; the 
A Lord is my stony rock, and | my de - | fence : 
my Saviour, my God and my might, in whom I will trust, 
my buckler, the horn also of my sal - | vation, | and my | 
refuge. 

2. I will call upon the Lord, which is worthy | to be | 
praised so shall I be | safe | from mine | enemies. 
mf 3. The sorrows of death | compassed | me : and the 
overflowings of ungodliness | made | me a - | fraid. 

4. The pains of hell | came a - | bout me : the snares 
of I death | over - | took me. 

5. In my trouble I will call up - | on the | Lord : and 
com - I plain | unto my | God. 

6. So shall He hear my voice out of His | Holy | 
Temple : and my complaint shall come before Him, it shall 
enter I even | into His | ears. 

7. The earth | trembled and | quaked : the very foun- 
dations also of the hills shook, and were removed, be - | 
cause I He was | wroth. 

8. There went a smoke out | in His j presence : and a 

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56 THE PSALMS. DAY 3. 

consuming fire out of His mouth, SO that | coals were j 
kindled | at it. 

9. He bowed the heavens also, | and came j down : and 
it was [ dark | under His j feet. 

10. He rode upon the cherubims, | and did | fly : He 
came flying upon the | wings [ of the | wind 

1 1 . He made darkness His | secret | place : His pavi- 
lion round about Him with dark water, | and thick | clouds 
to I cover Him. 

12. At the brightness of His presence His | clouds 
re - I moved : hail - [ stones, and | coals of | fire. 

13. The Lord also thundered out of heaven, and the 
Highest j gave His j thunder : hail - ] stones, and j coals 
of j fire. 

1 4. He sent out His arrows, | and | scattered them : 
He cast forth j lightnings, j and des - | troyed them. 

15. The springs of waters were seen, and the foundations 
of the round world were discovered, at Thy | chiding, O j 
Lord : at the blasting of the j breath of | Thydis- ' pleasure. 

16. He shall send down from on j high to | fetch me : 
and shall take me j out of | many | waters. 

1 7. He shall deliver me from my strongest enemy, and 
from I them which | hate me : for they j are too | mighty j 
for me. 

18. They prevented me in the day j of my j trouble : 
but the I Lord was | my up - | holder. 

19. He brought me forth also into a | place of | liberty : 
He brought me forth, even because He had a | favour j 
unto I me. 



DAY 3. THE PSALMS. 57 

20. The Lord shall reward me after my | righteous j 
dealing : according to the cleanness of my hands | shall 
He I recompense | me. 

21. Because I have kept the | ways • of the | Lord : and 
have not forsaken my God, j as the | wicked | doth. 

22. For I have an eye unto | all His ) laws : and will 
not cast out I His com - | mandments ] from me. 

23. I was also uncor - | rupt be - | fore Him : and 
es - I chewed J mine own | wickedness. 

24. Therefore shall the Lord reward me after my | 
righteous | dealing : and according unto the cleanness of 
my I hands j in His J eyesight. 

25. With the holy Thou | shalt be | holy : and with a 
perfect I man Thou | shalt be | perfect. 

26. With the clean Thou j shalt be | clean : and with 
the I fro ward Thou | shalt learn | frowardness. 

27. For Thou shalt save the people that are | in ad - j 
versity : and shalt bring down the | high looks | of the | 
proud. 

28. Thou also shalt J light my | candle : the Lord my 
God shall make my | darkness J to be J light. 

29. For in Thee I shall discomfit an | host of | men : 
and with the help of my God I shall | leap | over the | wall. 

30. The way of God is an linde - | filed | way : the 
word of the Lord also is tried in the fire ; He is the 
defender of all them that | put their | trust in | 
Him. [Change.) 

31. For who is God, | but the | Lord : or who hath 
any I strength, ex - | cept our | God ? 



58 THE PSALMS. DAY 3. 

32. It is God, that girdeth me with ] strength of | war : 
and I maketh | my way | perfect. 
mf 33. He maketh my | feet like | harts' feet : and | 
setteth me | up on | high. 

34. He teacheth mine | hands to | fight : and mine 
arms shall break | ev - en a ] bow of | steel. 

35. Thou hast given me the defence of j Thy sal - | 
vation : Thy right hand also shall hold me up, and Thy 
loving cor - I rec ^ tion shall | make me | great. 

36. Thou shalt make room enough under me j for to | 
go : that my | footsteps j shall not | slide. 

37. I will follow upon mine enemies, and | over - | 
take them : neither will I turn again | till I | have des - | 
troyed them. 

38. I will smite them, that they shall not be | able to | 
stand : but ] fall | under my | feet. 

39. Thou hast girded me with strength | un - to the | 
battle : Thou shalt throw down mine | enemies | 
under | me. 

40. Thou hast made mine enemies also to turn their | 
backs up - I on me : and I shall de - | stroy | them that | 
hate me. 

41. They shall cry, but there shall be | none to | help 
them : yea, even unto the Lord shall they cry, | but He | 
shall not | hear them. 

42. I will beat them as small as the dust be - I fore 
the I wind : I will cast them out | as the [ clay • in the | 
streets. 

43. Thou shalt deliver me from the strivings | of the | 



DAY 4. THE PSALMS. 59 

people : and Thou shalt make me the | head | of the | 
heathen. 

44. A people whom I | have not | known : shall j — j 
.serve | me. 

45. As soon as they hear of me, they | shall o - | bey 
me : but the strange children | shall dis - [ semble | 
with me. 

46. The strange J children shall | fail : and be a - | 
fraid j out of • their | prisons. 

47. The Lord liveth, and blessed be | my strong | 
helper : and praised be the j God of | my sal - | vation. 

48. Even the God that seeth that I | be a - | venged : 
and subdueth the | people | unto | me. 

49. It is He that delivereth me from my cruel enemies, 
and setteth me up | above mine | adversaries : Thou 
shalt rid me | from the | wicked | man. 

50. For this cause will I give thanks unto Thee, O 
Lord, a - | mong the | Gentiles : and sing | praises | unto 
Thy I Name. 

51. Great prosperity giveth He | unto His | king : and 
showeth loving-kindness unto David His Anointed, and 
unto His I seed for | ever - | more. 

Day 4 . Scorning draper* 

Psalm 19.* — Codi enarrant. 

THE heavens declare the | glo -2- ry of j God : and 
the firmament | showeth His | handy - | work. 

* Proper for Christmas Day. The next is Psalm 45. 



60 THE PSALMS. DAY 4. 

2. One day I tell ± eth an - | other : and one night | 

certi - I fi i eth an - | other. 

3. There is neither I speech nor | language : but their j 
voi — ces are j heard a - | mong them. 

4. Their sound is gone out | into all | lands : and their 
words into the j ends j of the j world. 

5. In them hath He set a tabernacle | for the | sun : 
which cometh forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber, 
and rejoiceth as a | giant to | run his | course. 

6. It goeth forth from the uttermost part of the heaven, 
and runneth about unto the end of | it a - | gain : and 
there is nothing hid | from the | heat there - | of. 

7. The law of the Lord is an undefiled law, con - | 
vert-^-ing the | soul : the testimony of the Lord is sure, 
and giveth ] wisdom ] un -s- to the | simple. 

8. The statutes of the Lord are right, and re - | joice 
the I heart : the commandment of the Lord is pure, and 
giveth I light I un ^- to the | eyes. 

9. The fear of the Lord is clean, and en - | dureth 
for I ever : the judgments of the Lord are true, and | 
righteous j alto - j gether. 

10. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than | 
much fine | gold : sweeter also than honey, | and the | 
honey - | comb. 

11. Moreover, by them is Thy | servant | taught : and 
in keeping of them | there is j great re - | ward. 

12. Who can tell how oft | he of - | fendeth : O 
cleanse Thou me | from my | secret | faults. 

13. Keep Thy servant also from presumptuous sins, lest 



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THE PSALMS. 



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they get the do - j minion | over me : so shall I be 
undefiled, and nocent | from the ] great of - j fence. 

1 4. Let the words of my mouth, and the medi - | 
tat ion I of my I heart : be alway ac - | ceptable | in 
Thy I sight. 

15. I — I Lord : my | strength, and | my Re - [ 
deemer. 

Psalm 20. — Exaudiat te Dominus, * 

THE Lord hear thee in the | day of | trouble : the 
Name of the | God of | Jacob de - | fend | thee ; 

2. Send thee help | from the | sanctuary : and | 
strengthen thee | out of | Sion ; 

3. Remember I all thy | off'rings : and ac - | cept thy | 
burnt I sacrifice ; 

4. Grant thee thy | heart's de - ] sire : and | fulfil j all 
thy I mind. 

5 We will rejoice in Thy salvation, and triumph in the 
Name of the | Lord our | God : the Lord per - | form 
all I thy pe - | titions. 

6. Now know I, that the Lord helpeth His Anointed, 
and will hear him from His | Holy | Heaven : even with 
the wholesome | strength of | His right | hand. 

7. Some put their trust in chariots, and | some in ] 
horses : but we will remember the | Name * of the | Lord 
our I God. 

8. They are brought | down and | fallen : but we are j 
risen, and | stand up - | right. 

9. Save Lord, and hear us, O | King of | Heaven : 
When we I call up - I on I Thee. 



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DAY 4. 



Psalm 2 1 * — Domine, in virtute tua. 

THE King shall rejoice in Thy strength, | | 
Lord : exceeding glad shall He | be of j Thy 
sal - I vation. 

2. Thou hast given him his | heart's de - | sire : and 
hast not denied him the re - | quest | of his | lips. 

3. F oi* Thou shalt prevent him with the | blessings of | 
goodness : and shalt set a crown of pure | gold up - | 
on his I head. 

4. He asked life of Thee, and Thou gavest him a | 
long I life : ev - I en for j ever and | ever. 

5. His honour is great in | Thy sal - | vation : glory 
and great worship | shalt Thou | lay up - | on him. 

6. For Thou shalt give him ever | last - ing fe - | 
licity : and make him glad | with the | joy of * Thy | 
countenance. 

7. And why ? because the King putteth his | trust | 
in the | Lord : and in the mercy of the Most Highest | 
he shall not | mis - | carry. 

8. All Thine enemies shall | feel Thy | hand : Thy 
right hand shall | find out | them that | hate Thee. 

9. Thou shalt make them like a fiery oven in time | 
of Thy I wrath : the Lord shall destroy them in His 
displeasure, and the | fire | shall con - | sume them. 

10. Their fruit shalt Thou root | out * of the | earth : 
and their seed from a - | mong the | chil - dren of | men, 

11. For they intended mischief a - | gainst | Thee : 

* Proper for Ascension Day. 



DAY 4. THE PSALMS. 63 

and imagined such a device as they are not | able | to per - | 
form. 

1 2. Therefore shalt Thou | put « them to | flight : and 
the strings of Thy bow shalt Thou make ready a - | 
gainst the | face of | them. 

13. Be Thou exalted Lord, in | Thine own | strength : 
so will we J sing, and | praise Thy | power. 

(Bbzmns draper. 

Psalm 22.* — Deus, Deus meus. 

MY God, my God look upon me ; why hast Thou 
for - I saken | me : and art so far from my 
health, and from the [ words of | my com - | plaint ? 

2. O my God, I cry in the day-time, but Thou | 
hearest ,| not : and in the night-season also | I take | no | 
rest. 

3. And Thou con - | tinuest | Holy : | Thou | 
worship of | Israel. 

4. Our fathers | hoped in | Thee : they trusted in Thee, | 
and Thou | didst de - | liver them 

5. They called upon Thee, | and were | holpen : they 
put their trust in Thee, | and were | not con - | founded. 

6. But as for me, I am a worm, | and no | man : a very 
scorn of men, and the | outcast | of the | people. 

7. All they that see me | laugh * me to | scorn : they 
shoot out their lips, and | shake their | heads, | saying, 

8. He trusted in God, that He | would de - | liver 
him : let Him deliver him, | if | He will | have him. 

* Proper for Good Friday. The next is Psalm 40. 



64 THE PSALMS. DAY 4. 

9. But Thou art He that took me out of my | mother's | 
womb : Thou wast my hope, when I hanged yet up - | 
on my | mother's | breasts. 

10. I have been left unto Thee ever since | I was | 
born : Thou art my God even | from my | mother's | 
womb. 

11. O go not from me, for trouble is | hard at | hand : 
and I there is | none to | help me. 

12. Many oxen are | come a - j bout me : fat bulls 
of Basan close me | in on | every | side. 

13. They gape upon me | with their | mouths : as it 
were a ramping | and a | roaring | lion. 

1 4. I am poured out like water, and all my bones are I 
out of I joint : my heart also in the midst of my body is j 
even like | melting | wax. 

15. My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my 
tongue cleaveth | to my | gums : and Thou shalt bring me j 
in — to the |. dust of | death. 

16. For many dogs are | come a - | bout me : and the 
counsel of the wicked | layeth | seige a - | gainst me. 

17. They pierced my hands and my feet; I may tell | 
all my | bones : they stand | staring and | looking up - I 
on me. 

18. They part my j garments a - | mong them : 
and cast I lots up - | on my | vesture. 

19. But be not Thou far from | me, O j Lord : Thou 
art my succour, | haste | Thee to | help me. 

20 Deliver my soul | from the | sword : my darling 
from the I power | of the | dog. 



DAY 4. THE PSALMS. 65 

21. Save me from the | lion's | mouth : Thou hast 
heard Me also from among the | horns of the | uni - | 
corns. (^Change.) 

22. I will declare Thy Name | unto my | brethren : in 
the midst of the congregation | will I | praise | Thee. 

23. O praise the Lord, | ye that | fear Him : magnify 
Him, all ye of the seed of Jacob, and fear Him, | all ye | 
seed of | Israel 

24. For He hath not despised, nor abhorred the low es - | 
tate • of the | poor : He hath not hid His face from him, 
but when he called | unto | Him He | heard him. 

25. My praise is of Thee in the great | congre - | 
gation : my vows will I perform in the | sight of | 
them that | fear Him. 

26. The poor shall eat, | and be | satisfied : they that 
seek after the Lord shall praise Him ; your | heart shall | 
live for | ever. 

27. All the ends of the world shall remember themselves, 
and be turned | un — to the | Lord : and all the kindreds 
of the nations shall | wor - ship be - | fore | Him. 

28. For the kingdom | is the | Lord's : and He is the 
Gover - I nor a - | mong the | people. 

29. All such as be I fat upon [ earth : have | eaten, | 
and I worshipped. 

30. All they that go down into the dust shall | 
kneel be - | fore Him : and no man hath | quicken — ed 
his I own I soul. 

• 31. My I seed shall | serve Him : they shall be counted 
unto the Lord j for a | gener - | ation. 



66 THE PSALMS. DAY 5. 

32. They shall come, and the heavens shall de - J clare 
His I righteousness : unto a people that shall be born, | 
whom the | Lord hath | made. 

Psalm 23. — Dominus regit me. 

THE Lord | is my | Shepherd : therefore | can I | 
lack I nothing 

2. He shall feed me in a | green | pasture : and lead 
me forth, be - | side the | waters of | comfort. 

3. He shall con - | vert my | soul : and bring me 
forth in the paths of righteousness, | for His [ Name's j 
sake. 

4. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of 
death, I will | fear no | evil : for Thou art with me ; Thy 
rod I and Thy | staff | comfort me. 

5. Thou shalt prepare a table before me against j 
them that | trouble me : Thou hast anointed my head with 
oil, I and my | cup shall be | full. 

6. But Thy loving -kindness and mercy shall follow me 
all the I days of * my | life : and I will dwell in the j 
house • of the | Lord for | ever. 

5. Qpornmg; draper* 

Psalm 24.* — Domini est terra. 

THE earth is the Lord's and all that | therein | is : 
the compass of the world, and | they that | dwell 
there - I in. 

* Proper for Ascension Dayi The next is Psalm 47. 



DAY 5. 



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67 



2. For He hath founded it up - | on the | seas : and pre- 
pared I it up - I on the | floods. 

3. Who shall ascend into the | hill • of the | Lord : or 
who shall rise up | in His | Holy | place ? 

4. Even he hath clean hands, | and a ■ pure | heart : 
and that hath not lift up his mind unto vanity, nor | 
sworn • to de - | ceive his | neighbour. 

5. He shall receive the blessing | from the | Lord : 
and righteousness from the | God of | his sal - | vation. 

6. This is the generation of | them that | seek him : 
even of them that | seek Thy | face, O | Jacob. 

7. Lift up your heads O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye 
ever - I lasting | doors : and the King of | glory | shall 
come I in. 

8. Who is the I King of | glory : it is the Lord strong 
and mighty, even the | Lord | mighty in | battle. 

9. Lift up your heads O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye 
ever - I lasting | doors : and the King of | glory | shall 
come I in. 

10. Who is the I King of | glory : even the Lord of 
hosts, I He • is the | King of | glory. 

Psalm 25. — Ad te, Domine levavi. 

UNTO thee O Lord, will I lift up my soul ; my God, 
I have put my | trust in | Thee : O let me not be 
confounded, neither let mine | enemies | triumph | over me. 

2. For all they that hope in Thee shall | not • be a - | 
shamed : but such as transgress without a cause | shall be | 
put • to con - I fusion. 



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DAY 5. 



3. Show me Thy ways, | O | Lord : and | teach me | 

Thy I paths. 

4. Lead me forth in Thy | truth, and | learn me : for 
Thou art the God of my salvation ; in Thee hath been 
my I hope | all the * day | long. 

p 5. Call to remembrance O Lord, Thy | tender | mercies : 

and thy loving -kindnesses, which | have been | ever of j 
old. 

6. O remember not the sins and offences | of my j 
youth : but according to Thy mercy think Thou upon me, 
O I Lord, I for Thy | goodness. (Major.) 

7. Gracious and righteous | is the | Lord : therefore 
will He teach | sinners | in the | way. 

8. Them that are meek shall He | guide in | judgment : 
and such as are gentle | them • shall He | learn His | 
way. 

9. All the paths of the Lord are | mer ± cy and | 
truth : unto such as keep His covenant, j and His ] 
testi - I monies. 

10. For Thy Name's sake, | O | Lord : be merciful 
unto my sin, | for j it is j great. 

11. What man is he, that | fear-*-eth the | Lord : him 
shall He teach in the | way that | He shall | choose. 

12. His soul shall | dwell at | ease : and his seed j 
shall in - | her ±- it the j land. 

13. The secret of the Lord is among | them that ] 
fear Him : and He will | show | them His | covenant. 

1 4. Mine eyes are ever looking j un -2- to the | 
Lord : for He shall pluck my | feet out | of the | net. 



DAY 5. THE PSALMS. 69 

1 5. Turn Thee unto me, and have | mer cy up - j 
on me : for I am | desolate, | and in | misery. 

16. The sorrows of my heart | are en - ( larged : O 
bring Thou | me | out of • my | troubles 

1 7. Look upon my adversity | and | misery : and for - | 
give me | all my | sin. 

18. Consider mine enemies, how | many they | are : 
and they hear a | tyrannous | hate a - | gainst me. 

19. O keep my soul, | and de - j liver me : let me not 
be confounded, for I have j put my | trust in j Thee. 

20. Let perfectness and righteous dealing | wait up - | 
on me : for my | hope hath | been in | Thee. 

21. Deliver Israel, | O j God : out | — of | all his | 
troubles. 

, Psalm 26. — Judica me, Domine* 

BE Thou my Judge, O Lord, for I have | walked | 
innocently : my trust hath been also in the Lord, | 
therefore | shall I • not | fall. 

2. Examine me O Lord, and | prove | me : try out my | 
reins | and my | heart. 

3. For Thy loving -kindness is ever be - | fore mine | 
eyes : and I will | walk | in Thy | truth. 

4. I have not dwelt with | vain | persons : neither will 
I have I fellowship I with the • de - | ceitful. 

5. I have hated the congregation | of the [ wicked : and 
will not I sit a - I mong the • un - | godly. 

6. I will wash my hands in innocency, | O j Lord : 
and so will I | go j to Thine | altar. 



yo THE PSALMS. DAY 5. 

7. That I may show the | voice of | thanksgiving : 
and tell of I all Thy | wondrous | works. 

8. Lord, I have loved the habitation | of Thy | 
house : and the place | where Thine | honour | dwelleth. 

9. O shut not up my soul | with the | sinners : nor my 
life I with the I blood - | thirsty. 

10. In whose I hands is | wickedness : and their right | 
hand is | full of | gifts. 

11. But as for me, I will | walk | innocently : O 
deliver me, and be | merciful | unto | me. 

12. My foot I standeth | right : I will praise the Lord j 
in the | congre - | gations. 

(Eittimg; draper* 

Psalm 27. — Dominus illuminatlo , 

THE Lord is my light, and my salvation ; whom 
then I shall I | fear : the Lord is the strength of 
my life ; of whom then | shall I | be a - | fraid ? 

2. When the wicked, even mine enemies, and my foes, 
came upon me to | eat up * my | flesh : they | stumbled | 
and j fell. 

3. Though an host of men were laid against me, yet 
shall not my heart | be a - | fraid : and though there rose 
up war against me, yet will I | put my | trust in | Him. 

4. One thing have I desired of the Lord, which I | 
will re - I quire : even that I may dwell in the house of the 
Lord, all the days of my life, to behold the fair beauty of 
the Lord, | and to | visit His | temple. 



DAY 5. THE PSALMS. 7 1 

5. For in the time of trouble He shall hide me | in His j 
tabernacle : yea, in the secret place of His dwelling shall 
He hide me, and set me up up - | on a | rock of | stone. 

6. And now shall he lift | up mine | head : above 
mine | enemies | round a - | bout me. 

7. Therefore will I offer in His dwelling an oblation | 
with great | gladness : I will sing and speak | praises | 
un ± to the | Lord. 

8. Hearken unto my voice, O Lord, when I | cry 
unto I Thee : have mercy up - | on me, | and | hear me. 

9. My heart hath talked of Thee, | Seek • ye my | 
face : Thy face, | Lord, | will I | seek. 

10. O hide not Thou Thy | face from | me : nor cast 
Thy servant a - | way | in dis - | pleasure. 

11. Thou hast I been my | succour : leave me not, 
neither forsake me, O j God of | my sal - | vation. 

1 2. When my father and my | mother for - | sake me : 
the Lord I taketh | me | up. 

13. Teach me Thy | way, O | Lord : and lead me in 
the right way, be - ] cause | of mine | enemies. 

1 4. Deliver me not over into the | will of • mine 
adver - | saries : for there are false witnesses risen up 
against me, and | such as | speak | wrong. 

15. I should utterly have | faint - | ed : but that I 
believe verily to see the goodness of the Lord in the | 
land I of the | living. 

16. O tarry thou the | Lord's | leisure : be strong, and 
He shall comfort thine heart ; and put thou thy | trust | 
in the | Lord. 



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Psalm 28. — Ad te 9 Domine. 



NTO Thee will I cry, O | Lord my | strength : 



V^J think no scorn of me ; lest, if Thou make as 
though Thou nearest not, I become like them that go | 
down j in to the | pit. 

2. Hear the voice of my humble petitions, when I cry | 
unto I Thee : when I hold up my hands towards the 
mercy-seat | of Thy | Holy j Temple. 

3 O pluck me not away, neither destroy me with the 
ungodly and | wicked | doers : which speak friendly to 
their neighbours, but imagine | mischief [ in their | hearts. 

4. Reward them according | to their | deeds : and ac- 
cording to the wickedness | of their | own in - | ventions. 

5. Recompense them after the work | of their j hands : 
pay them I that they | have de - j served. 

6. For they regard not in their mind the works of the 
Lord, nor the operation | of His | hands : therefore shall 
He break them down, | and not | build them | up. (Major.) 

7. Praised I be the | Lord : for He hath heard the 
voice I of my I hum -2- ble pe - | titions. 

8. The Lord is my strength, and my shield ; my heart 
hath trusted in Him, and | I am | helped : therefore my 
heart danceth for joy, and in my | song j will I | 
praise Him. 

9. The Lord | is my | strength : and He is the whole- 
some de - ] fence of | His A - | nointed. 

10. O save Thy people, and give Thy blessing unto f 
Thine in - | heritance : feed them, and | set them | up for I 
ever. 




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Psalm 29. — AJferte Domino. 

BRING unto the Lord, O ye mighty, bring young 
rains | un to the | Lord : ascribe xmto the j 
Lord I worship and | strength. 

2. Give the Lord the honour due | unto His | Name : 
worship the j Lord with | holy j worship. 

3 It is the Lord that com - | mand eth the | 
waters : it is the glorious j God, that | mak ± eth the | 
thunder. 

4. It is the Lord, that ruleth the sea ; the voice of the 
Lord is mighty in | oper - | ation : the voice of the Lord | 
is a I glorious j voice. 

5. The voice of the Lord hreaketh the | cedar | 
trees : yea the Lord | break eth the j cedars of | 
Libanus. 

6. He maketh them also to | skip • like a J calf : 
Libanus also, and Sirion, | like a j young j unicorn. 

7. The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire ; 
the voice of the Lord | shak -2- eth the | wilder -s- ness : yea 
the Lord shaketh the | wilder - j ness of j Cades. 

8. The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to bring 
forth young, and discovereth the ] thick | bushes : in His 
temple doth every man j speak J of His j honour. 

9. The Lord sitteth above the | water - | flood : and 
the Lord re - | main ^ eth a j King for J ever. 

10. The Lord shall give strength | unto His | 
people : the Lord shall give His | peo pie the | 
blessing of | peace. 



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Day 6. fl^OCTUIlff ^^tV. 

Psalm 30. — Exaltabo te 9 Domine. 

I WILL magnify Thee, O Lord, for Thou hast | 
set me | up : and not made my foes to | triumph j 

over I me. 

2. O Lord my God, I cried | unto | Thee : and | 
Thou hast J healed [ me. 

3. Thou Lord, hast brought my soul | out of [ hell : Thou 
hast kept my life from them that | go down | to the | pit. 

4. Sing praises unto the Lord, ye J saints of | His : 
and give thanks unto Him for a re - | membrance | of 
His I holiness. 

5. For His wrath endureth but the twinkling of an eye, 
and in His | pleasure is | life : heaviness may endure for a 
night, but joy | cometh | in the | morning. 

6. And in my prosperity I said, I shall never J be re - | 
moved : Thou, Lord, of Thy goodness hast | made my [ 
hill so I strong. 

7. Thou didst turn Thy | face from J me : and j I [ 
was I troubled. 

8. Then cried I unto | Thee, O [ Lord : and gat me | 
to my [ Lord right | humbly. 

9. What profit is there I in my j blood : when I go j 
down I to the | pit ? 

10. Shall the dust give thanks | unto | Thee : or j 
shall • it de - | clare Thy [ truth ? 

1 1 . Hear O "Lord, and have | mer cy up - ( on me : 
Lord, I be Thou [ my | helper. 



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12. Thou hast turned my heaviness | into | joy : Thou 
hast put off my sackcloth, and | girded | me with | glad- 
ness. 

13. Therefore shall every good man sing of Thy 
praise with - | out | ceasing : O my God, I will give 
thanks | unto | Thee for | ever. 

Psalm 31. — In te 9 Domlne, speravi. 

IN Thee, O Lord, have I | put my | trust : let me 
never be put to confusion, de - | liver me | in Thy | 
righteousness. 

2. Bow down Thine | ear to | me : make | haste | to 
de - I liver me. 

3. And be Thou my strong rock, and | house • of de - | 
fence : that | Thou mayest | save | me. 

4. For Thou art my strong rock, | and my | castle : be 
Thou also my guide, and lead me | for Thy | Name's | 
sake. 

5. Draw me out of the net, that they have laid | 
privily | for me : for | Thou | art my | strength. 

6. Into Thy hands I com - | mend my | spirit : for 
Thou hast redeemed me, O | Lord, Thou | God of | 
truth. 

7. I have hated them that hold of super - j stitious j 
vanities : and my trust hath | been | in the | Lord. 

8. I will be glad, and rejoice | in Thy | mercy : for 
Thou hast considered my trouble, and hast known my | 
soul j in ad - | versities. 



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DAY 6. 



9. Thou hast not shut me up into the hand | of the | 
enemy : but hast set my | feet • in a | large | room. 
p 10. Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for | I • am in 1 

trouble : and mine eye is consumed for very heaviness ; yea, 
my I soul I and my | body. 

11. For my life is waxen | old with | heaviness: 
and my ] years | with | mourning. 

12. My strength faileth me, because of j mine in - | 
iquity : and my [ bones [ are con - | sumed. 

13. I became a reproof among all mine enemies but 
especially a - | mong my I neighbours : and they of mine 
acquaintance were afraid of me ; and they that did see me 
without con - J veyed them - | selves j from me. 

1 4. I am clean forgotten, as a dead man j out of j 
mind : I am become | like a | broken | vessel. 

15. For I have heard the blasphemy j of the | multi- 
tude : and fear is on every side, while they conspire 
together against me, and take their counsel to | take a - | 
way my | life. 

mf 16. But my hope hath been in | Thee, O | Lord : I 
have said, | Thou | art my | God. 

17. My time is in Thy hand; deliver me from the 
hand | of mine | enemies : and from ] them that | per- 
secute I me. 

18. Show Thy servant the light | of Thy | counte- 
nance : and save me | for Thy | mercy's ] sake. 

19. Let me not be confounded, O Lord, for I have | 
call — ed up - I on Thee : let the ungodly be put to con- 
fusion, and be put to ] silence j in the J grave. 



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20. Let the lying lips be | put to | silence : which 
cruelly, disdainfully, and despitefully, | speak a - | gainst 
the I righteous. 

21. O how plentiful is Thy goodness, which Thou hast 
laid up for | them that | fear Thee : and that Thou hast 
prepared for them that put their trust in Thee, even be - | 
fore the | sons of | men ! 

22. Thou shalt hide them privily by Thine own presence 
from the provoking of I all | men : Thou shalt keep them 
secretly in Thy tabernacle | from the | strife of | tongues. 

23. Thanks | be • to the I Lord : for He hath showed 
me marvellous great kindness | in a | strong | city. 

24. And when I made | haste, I | said : I am cast 
Ollt of the I sight of I Thine | eyes. 

25. Nevertheless, Thou heardest the voice | of my | 
prayer : when I | cried | unto | Thee. 

26. O love the Lord, all | ye His | saints : for the 
Lord preserveth them that are faithful, and plenteously 
re - I ward — eth the | proud | doer. 

27. Be strong, and He shall es - | tablish your [ heart : 
all ye that put your | trust | in the | Lord. 

(Ctiemng; ^rager. 

Psalm 32.* — Beati, quorum. 

BLESSED is He whose unrighteousness | is for - | 
given : and | whose | sin is | covered. 
2. Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord im - | puteth 
no [ sin : and in whose | spirit there | is no | guile. 

* Proper for Ash Wednesday. The next is Psalm 38. 



78 THE PSALMS. DAY 6. 

3. For while I I held my | tongue : my bones consumed 
away | through my | daily com - | plaining. 

4. For Thy hand is heavy upon me | day and | night : 
and my moisture is | like the | drought in | summer. 

5. I will acknowledge my sin | unto | Thee : and mine 
unrighteousness | have I | not | hid. 

6. I said, I will confess my sins | un — to the | Lord : 
and so Thou forgavest the | wickedness | of my | sin. 

7. For this shall every one that is godly make his prayer 
unto Thee, in a time when Thou | mayest be | found : 
but in the great water-floods | they shall | not come j 
nigh Him. 

8. Thou art a place to hide me in, Thou shalt preserve | 
me from | trouble : Thou shalt compass me about with | 
songs I of de - I liverance. 

9. I will inform thee, and teach thee in the way wherein | 
thou shalt I go : and I will | guide thee | with Mine | eye. 

10. Be not like to horse and mule, which have no j 
under - | standing : whose mouths must be held with bit 
and bridle, | lest they | fall up - | on thee. 

11. Great plagues remain I for the • un - | godly : 
but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord, mercy embraceth j 
him on | every | side. 

12. Be glad, O ye righteous, and re - | joice * in the j 
Lord : and be joyful, all | ye that • are | true of | heart. 

Psalm 3 3. — Exult ate justi. 




EJOICE in the Lord, [ O ye | righteous : for it 
. becometh well the | just | to be J thankful. 



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2. Praise the | Lord with | harp : sing praises unto 
Him with the lute, and | instrument | of ten | strings. 

3. Sing unto the Lord a | new | song : sing praises 
lustily unto Him | with a | good | courage. 

4. For the word of the | Lord is | true : and | all His | 
works are | faithful. 

5. He loveth righteous - | ness and | judgment : 
the earth is full of the | goodness | of the | Lord. 

6. By the word of the Lord were the | Heavens | made : 
and all the hosts of them by the | breath | of His j mouth. 

7. He gathereth the waters of the sea together, as it 
were up - | on an | heap : and layeth up the deep, as | 
in a I treasure - | house. 

8. Let all the earth. | fear the | Lord : stand in awe 
of Him, all I ye that | dwell • in the | world. 

9. For He spake, and | it was | done : He commanded | 
and it | stood | fast. 

10. The Lord bringeth the counsel of the j heathen to | 
nought : and maketh the devices of the people to be of 
none effect, and casteth | out the | counsels of | princes. 

1 1 . The counsel of the Lord shall en - | dure for | 
ever : and the thoughts of His heart from gener - | ation to j 
gener - | ation. 

1 2. Blessed are the people, whose God is the | Lord Je - | 
hovah : and blessed are the folk, that He hath chosen to 
Him to I be I His in - | heritance. 

13. The Lord looked down from Heaven, and beheld 
all the I children of | men : from the habitation of His 
dwelling He considereth all them that ] dwell | on the j earth. 



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DAY 6. 



1 4. He fashioneth all the | hearts of | them : and 
under - I standeth | all their | works. 

15. There is no king that can be saved by the 
multitude I of an I host : neither is any mighty mail de - j 
livered | by much | strength. 

16. A horse is counted but a vain thing to | save a | 
man : neither shall He deliver any | man by | his great j 
strength. 

17. Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon | them that | 
fear Him : and upon them that put their | trust | in His | 
mercy. 

18. To deliver their | soul from | death : and to feed 
them I in the | time of | dearth. 

19. Our soul hath patiently tarried | for the | Lord : 
for He is our ] help, | and our ] shield. 

20. For our heart shall re - | joice in | Him : because 
we have hoped | in His ] Holy ] Name. 

21. Let Thy merciful kindness, O Lord, | be up - ( 
on us : like as we do j put our | trust in | Thee. 

Psalm 34. — Benedlcam Domino, 

I WILL alway give thanks j un to the | Lord : 
His praise shall | ever be | in my | mouth. 

2. My soul shall make her boast ] in the | Lord : the 
humble shall hear there - | of, | and be ] glad. 

3. O praise the | Lord with | me : and let us magni - | 
fy His I Name to - | gether. 

4. I sought the Lord, ] and He | heard me : yea, He 
delivered me | out of | all my | fear. 



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5. They had an eye unto Him, | and were | lighten'd : 
and their j faces were j not a - | shamed. 

6. Lo the poor crieth, and the Lord | heareth | him : 
yea and saveth him | out of j all his | troubles. 

7. The angel of the Lord tarrieth round about | 
them that | fear Him : and | — de - | livereth | them. 

8. O taste, and see how gracious the j Lord | is : 
blessed is the | man that | trusteth | in Him. 

9. O fear the Lord, ye that | are His | saints : for they 
that I fear | Him lack | nothing. 

10. The lions do lack, and | suffer | hunger : but they 
who seek the Lord shall want no | manner of | thing ■ 
that is I good. 

1 1 . Come ye children, and hearken | unto | me : I will 
teach you the | fear | of the | Lord. 

12. J What man is he that | lust - eth to | live : and 
would I fain | see good | days ? 

13. Keep thy | tongue from | evil : and thy lips, | 
that they . speak no | guile. 

1 4. Eschew evil, | and do | good : seek | peace, | 
and en - | sue it. 

1 5. The eyes of the Lord are | o - ver the | righteous : 
and His ears are | open | unto their | prayers. 

16. The countenance of the Lord is against them | 
that do I evil : to root out the remembrance | of them | 
from the | earth. 

1 7. The righteous cry, and the Lord | heareth | them : 
and delivereth them | out of | all their | troubles. 

18. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a I 



82 THE PSALMS. DAY 7. 

contrite | heart : and will save such as | be * of an | 
humble | spirit. 

19. Great are the troubles | of the | righteous : but the 
Lord delivereth | him | out of | all. 

20. He keepeth J all his | bones : so that not | one of | 
them is | broken. 

21. But misfortune shall | slay the • un - | godly : 
and they that hate the | righteous | shall be | desolate. 

22. The Lord delivereth the souls | of His | servants : 
and all they that put their trust in | Him shall J not be | 
destitute. 

Day 7. Scorning; draper* 

Psalm 35. — Judka, Domine. 

PLEAD Thou my cause, O Lord, with them that | 
strive with | me : and fight Thou against | 
them that | fight a - | gainst me. 

2. Lay hand upon the | shield and | buckler : and | 
stand I up to I help me. 

3. Bring forth the spear, and stop the way against them 
that I persecute | me : say unto my soul, | I am j 
Thy sal - I vation. 

4. Let them be confounded, and put to shame, 
that seek I after my | soul : let them be turned back, 
and brought to confusion, that i - | magine | mischief | 
for me. 

5. Let them be as the dust be - | fore the | wind : and 
the angel of the | Lord | scattering | them. 



DAY 7. THE PSALMS. 83 

6. Let their way be | dark and j slippery : and let the 
angel of the | Lord | perse - | cute them. 

7. For they have privily laid their net to destroy me 
with - I out a | cause : yea, even without a cause have they j 
made a | pit • for my | soul. 

8. Let a sudden destruction come upon him unawares, 
and his net, that he hath laid privily | catch him - | self : 
that he may fall | into | his own | mischief. 

9. And my soul, be joyful | in the | Lord : it shall re - | 
joice in | His sal - | vation. 

10. All my bones shall say, Lord who is like unto 
Thee, who deliverest the poor from Mm that is | 
too strong | for him : yea, the poor and him that is in 
misery, from | him that | spoileth | him ? 

11. False witnesses | did rise | up : they laid to my 
charge | things | that I I knew not. 

12. They rewarded me | evil for | good : to the 
great dis - | comfort | of my | soul. 

13. Nevertheless, when they were sick I put on 
sackcloth, and humbled my | soul with | fasting : and my 
prayer shall turn I into | mine own | bosom. 

1 4. I behaved myself as though it had been my friend, | 
or my | brother : I went heavily, as one that | mourneth | 
for his I mother. 

15. But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered 
them - I selves to - | gether : yea, the very abjects came 
together against me unawares, making mouths at | me, and j 
ceased j not. 

16. With the flatterers were | busy j mockers : who 
gnashed up - I on me I with their [ teeth. 



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7. 



17. Lord, how long wilt thou | look up — on j this : 
O deliver my soul from the calamities which they bring on 
me, and my | darling | from the | lions. 

18. So will I give Thee thanks in the great | congre - j 
gation : I will praise | Thee a - | mong much | people. 

1 9. O let not them that are mine enemies triumph over j 
me un - | godly : neither let them wink with their eyes, 
that j hate • me with - ( out a | cause. 

20. And why ? their communing is | not for | peace : 
but they imagine deceitful words against them that are | 
quiet I in the | land. 

21. They gaped upon me with their | mouths, and | 
said : Fie on thee, fie on thee, we | saw it | with our j 
eyes. 

22. This Thou hast | seen, O | Lord : hold not Thy 
tongue then, go not | far from | me, O | Lord. 

23. Awake, and stand up to | judge my | quarrel : 
avenge Thou my cause, my | God, | and my | Lord. 

24. Judge me O Lord my God, according | to Thy | 
righteousness : and let them not | triumph | over | me. 

25. Let them not say in their hearts, There, there, | 
so * would we I have it : neither let them say, | We • have 
de - I voured | him. 

26. L.et them be put to confusion and shame together, 
that rejoice | at my I trouble : let them be clothed with 
rebuke and dishonour, that | boast them - | selves a - | 
gainst me. 

27. Let them be glad and rejoice, that favour my [ 
righteous | dealing : yea let them say alway, Blessed be 



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the Lord, who hath pleasure in the pros - | perity | of His | 
servant. 

28. And as for my tongue, it shall be talking | of Thy I 
righteousness : and of Thy praise | all the | day | long. 

Psalm 36. — Dixit injustus* 

MY heart showeth me the wickedness | of the un - | 
godly : that there is no fear of | God be - | 
fore his | eyes. 

2. For he flattereth himself in his | own | sight : until 
his abominable | sin be | found | out. 

3. The words of his mouth are unrighteous, and [ 
full • of de - I ceit : he hath left off to behave himself | 
wisely, | and to * do | good. 

4. He imagineth mischief upon his bed, and hath set 
himself in | no good | way : neither doth he abhor | 
any thing | that is | evil. (Major.) 

5. Thy mercy O Lord, reacheth | un — to the | 
heavens : and Thy | faithfulness | un — to the | clouds. 

6. Thy righteousness standeth like the | strong | 
mountains : Thy judgments are | like the | great | deep. 

7. Thou Lord, shalt save both man and beast ; how 
excellent is Thy mercy | O | God : and the children of 
men shall put their trust under the | shadow | of Thy | 
wings. 

8 They shall be satisfied with the plenteousness | 
of Thy I house : and Thou shalt give them drink of Thy 
pleasures, I as out | of the | river. 



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9. For with Thee is the | well of | life : and in Thy | 
light shall I we see | light. 

10. O continue forth Thy loving-kindness unto | 
them that | know Thee : and Thy righteousness unto | 
them that • are | true of | heart. 

11. O let not the foot of pride | come a - | gainst me : 
and let not the hand of the un - | godly | cast me j down. 

12. There are they fallen, all that work | wicked - | 
ness : they are cast down, and shall | not be | a - ble to j 
stand. 

dBbemng; draper* 

Psalm 37. — Noli amulari. 

FRET not thyself because | of the • un - | godly : 
neither be thou envious a - | gainst the | evil - | 

doers. 

2. For they shall soon be cut down | like the | grass : 
and be withered even | as the | green | herb. 

3. Put thou thy trust in the Lord, and be ] doing j 
good : dwell in the land, and verily | thou | shalt be | fed. 

4. Delight thou I in the | Lord : and He shall give | 
thee thy | heart's de - | sire. 

5. Commit thy way unto the Lord, and put thy | 
trust in | him : and | He shall | bring • it to | pass. 

6. He shall make thy righteousness as | clear • as the | 
light : and thy just dealing | as the | noon - | day. 

7. Hold thee still in the Lord, and abide patiently 
up - I on I Him : but grieve not thyself at him, whose 



DAY 3. THE PSALMS. 87 

way doth prosper, against the man that doeth | after | 
evil I counsels. 

8. Leave off from wrath, and let | go dis - | pleasure : 
fret not thyself, else shalt thou be | mov ^ ed to | do | evil. 

9. Wicked doers shall be | rooted | out : and they 
that patiently abide the Lord, | those • shall in - | her it 
the I land. 

10. Yet a little while, and the ungodly shall be | 
clean | gone : thou shalt look after his place, and | he 
shall I be a - I way. 

11. But the meek-spirited shall pos - | sess the | 
earth : and shall be refreshed in the | multi - | tude of j 
peace. 

1 2. The ungodly seeketh counsel a - | gainst the | just : 
and gnasheth up - | on him | with his | teeth. 

13. The Lord shall laugh | him to | scorn : for He 
hath seen | that his | day is | coming. 

1 4. The ungodly have drawn, out the sword, and have | 
bent their | bow : to cast down the poor and needy, and 
to slay such as are of a | right | conver - | sation. 

I 5. Their sword shall go through their ] own | heart : 
and their I bow | shall be | broken. 

1 6. A small thing that the | righteous j hath : is better 
than great | riches | of the • un - | godly. 

17. For the arms of the ungodly | shall be | broken : 
and the I Lord up - | hold - eth the | righteous. 

18. The Lord knoweth the | days • of the | godly : 
and their inheritance | shall en - | dure for | ever. 

19 They shall not be confounded in the j perilous | 

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time : and in the days of dearth | they shall | have 
e - I nough. 

20. As for the ungodly, they shall perish ; and the 
enemies of the Lord shall consume as the | fat of | lambs : 
yea even as the smoke, shall | they con - | sume a - | way. 

21. The ungodly borroweth, and payeth | not a - | 
gain : but the righteous is | merci - | ful, and | liberal. 

2,2, Such as are blessed of God shall pos - | sess the | 
land : and they that are cursed of him | shall be | rooted | 
out. ( Change. ) 

23. The Lord ordereth a | good man's | going : and 
maketh his way ac - | ceptable | to him - | self. 

24. Though he fall, he shall not be | cast a - | way : 
for the Lord up - | holdeth him | with His | hand. 

25. I have been young, and | now am | old : and yet 
saw I never the righteous forsaken, nor his | seed | beg- 
ging their | bread. 

26. The righteous is ever merci - | ful, and | lendeth : 
and I — his J seed is | blessed. 

27. Flee from evil, and do the | thing that • is | good : 
and I dwell for I ever - | more. 

28. For the Lord loveth the | thing that ■ is | right : 
He forsaketh not His that be godly, but they | are pre - | 
ser — ved for | ever. 

29. The unrighteous | shall be j punished : as for the 
seed of the ungodly, it | shall be | rooted | out. 

30. The righteous shall in - | her ± it the j land : and | 
dwell there - | in for | ever. 

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wisdom : and his tongue | will be | talk ing of | 
judgment. 

32. The law of his God is | in his | heart : and his | 
goings I shall not | slide. 

33. The ungodly J see -s- th the | righteous . and 
seeketh oc - I ca sion to | slay | him. 

34. The Lord will not leave him | in his | hand : nor 
condemn j him when j he is j judged. 

35. Hope thou in the Lord, and keep His way, and He 
shall promote thee, that, thou shalt pos - | sess the | 
land : when the ungodly shall j perish, J thou shalt | see 
it. 

36. I myself have seen the ungodly in | great | 
power : and flourishing | like a | green bay | tree. 

37. I went by and lo, | he was | gone : I sought him, 
but his' place j could no | where be | found. 

38. Keep innocency, and take heed unto the | thing 
that • is I right : for that shall bring a man j peace | at the | 
last. 

39. As for the transgressors, they shall | per ± ish to - | 
gether : and the end of the ungodly is, they shall be | 
rooted | out • at the | last. 

40. But the salvation of the righteous Cometh | of the | 
Lord ; who is also their strength | in the | time of | 
trouble. 

41. And the Lord shall stand by them, and | save | 
them : He shall deliver them from the ungodly, and 
shall save them, because they | put their | trust in | 
Him. 



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DAY 8. 



Day 8. Scorning grayer* 

Psalm 38.* — Domine, ne in furore. 

PUT me not to rebuke, O Lord, | in Thine | 
anger : neither chasten me | in Thy | heavy dis - | 
pleasure. 

2. For Thine arrows stick | fast in | me : and Thy | 
hand | presseth me | sore. 

3. There is no health in my flesh, because of | 
Thy dis - | pleasure : neither is there any rest in my 
bones, by j reason | of my | sin. 

4. For my wickednesses are gone | over my | head : 
and are like a sore burden, too | heavy for | me to | bear. 

5. My wounds stink, and | are cor - j rupt : through | 
— my I foolish - | ness. 

6. I am brought into so great trouble [ and j misery : 
that I go J mourning | all the ■ day | long. 

7. For my loins are rilled with a | sore dis - | ease : 
and there is no | whole part | in my | body. 

8. I am feeble, and | sore j smitten : I have roared for 
the very dis - | quietness | of my | heart. 

9. Lord, Thou knowest | all • my de - | sire : and my 
groaning | is not | hid from | Thee. 

10. My heart panteth, my strength hath | failed | 
me : and the sight of mine | eyes is | gone | from me. 

1 1 . My lovers and my neighbours did stand looking up - | 
on my | trouble : and my kinsmen ( stood a - | far | off. 

* Proper for Ash Wednesday. 



DAY 8. THE PSALMS. 9f 

12. They also that sought after my life | laid snares | 
for me : and they that went about to do me evil talked of 
wickedness, and imagined, de - | ceit | all the • day | long. 

13. As for me, I was like a deaf man, and | heard | 
not : and as one that is dumb, who | doth not | open his | 
mouth. 

14. I became even as a man that | heareth | not : and 
in whose I mouth are | no re - | proofs. 

15. For in Thee O Lord, have I | put my | trust : 
Thou shalt answer for me, | O | Lord my | God. 

16. I have required that they, even mine enemies, 
should not triumph | over | me : for when my foot slipped, 
they rejoiced | great ly a - | gainst | me. 

17. And I, truly, am | set • in the | plague : and my 
heaviness is | ever | in my | sight. 

18. For I will con - ] fess my | wickedness : and be | 
sony I for my | sin. 

19. But mine enemies live, | and are | mighty : and 
they that hate me wrongfully | are | many in | number. 

20. They also, that reward evil for good | are a - | 
gainst me : because I follow the | thing that | good | is. 

21. Forsake me not, O | Lord my | God : be not | 
thou j far from | me. 

22. Haste I Thee to | help me : O Lord | God of | 
my sal - | vation. 

Psalm 39. — Dixi, custodiam. 

I SAID, I will take heed | to my | ways : that 
I of - I fend not | in my | tongue. 



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2. I will keep my mouth as it were | with a | 
bridle : while the un - | godly is | in my | sight. 

3. I held my tongue, and | spake | nothing : I kept 
silence, yea even from good words ; but it was | pain 
and I grief to | me. 

4. My heart was hot within me, and while I was 
thus musing the | fire | kindled : and at the last I | 
spake I with my | tongue ; 

5. Lord, let me know my end, and the number | 
of my I days : that I may be certified h.OW | long I | 
have to | live. 

6. Behold, Thou hast made my days as it were a ) 
span I long : and mine age is even as nothing in respect 
of Thee ; and verily every man living is j alto - | 
gether | vanity. 

7. For man walketh in a vain shadow, and dis- 
quieteth him - | self in | vain : he heapeth up riches, 
and cannot | tell | who shall | gather them. 

8. And now Lord, | what is • my | hope : truly my | 
hope is I even in | Thee. 

9. Deliver me from all | mine of - | fences : and 
make me not a re - | buke | unto the | foolish. 

10. I became dumb, and opened | not my | mouth : 
for I it was I Thy | doing. 

11. Take Thy plague a - | way from | me : I am 
even consumed by the means | of Thy | heavy | 
hand. 

12. When Thou with rebukes dost chasten man for 
sin, Thou makest his beauty to consume away, like as 



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it were a moth | fret ting a f garment : every man | 
therefore | is but | vanity. 

13. Hear my prayer O Lord, and with Thine ears 
con - I sider my | calling : hold not Thy | peace [ 
at my | tears. 

1 4. For I am a stranger | with | Thee : and a 
sojourner, as | all my | fathers | were. 

15. O spare me a little that I may re - | cover my | 
strength : before I go hence, | and be | no more | 
seen. 

Psalm 40.* — Expectans expeetavi. 

I WAITED patiently | for the | Lord : and He 
inclined unto | me, and | heard my | calling. 

2. He brought me also out of the horrible pit, out 
of the' I mire and | clay : and set my feet upon the 
rock, and | order - | ed my | goings. 

3. And He hath put a new song" | in my | mouth : 
even a thanksgiving | unto | our | God. 

4. Many shall | see it, and | fear : and shall put 
their | trust | in the | Lord. 

5. Blessed is the man that hath set his | hope ■ in the | 
Lord : and turned not unto the proud, and to such as | 
go a - I bout with j lies. 

6. O Lord my God, great are the wondrous works 
which Thou hast done, like as be also Thy thoughts 
which I are to | us-ward : and yet there is no man that | 
ordereth | them unto | Thee. 

* Proper for Good Friday. The next is Psalm 54. 



94 THE PSALMS. DAY 8. 

7. If I should declare them, and | speak of | them : 
they should be more than I am | able | to ex - | press. 

8. Sacrifice and meat-offering, Thou | wouldest | 
not : but mine | ears | hast thou | open'd. 

9. Burnt-offerings, and sacrifice for sin, hast Thou | 
not re - | quired : then said | I | Lo, I | come. 

10. In the volume of the book it is written of me, 
that I should fulfil Thy will, | O my | God : I am 
content to do it ; yea Thy law | is with - | in my | 
heart. 

11. I have declared Thy righteousness in the great | 
congre - | gation : lo I will not refrain my lips, O | 
Lord, and | that Thou | knowest. 

12. I have not hid Thy righteousness with - | in my | 
heart : my talk hath been of Thy truth, | and of | 
Thy sal - I vation. 

13. I have not kept back Thy loving | mer cy and | 
truth : from the | great | congre - | gation. 

1 4. Withdraw not thou Thy mercy from | me, O | 
Lord : let Thy loving kindness and Thy truth 

al — way pre - | serve | me. 

15. For innumerable troubles are come about me ; 
my sins have taken such hold upon me that I am not 
able to I look I up : yea they are more in number 
than the hairs of my head, and my | heart hath | 
failed | me. 

16. O Lord, let it be Thy pleasure | to de - | 
liver me : make j haste, O | Lord, to | help me. 

17. Let them be ashamed, and confounded together, 



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that seek after my soul | to de - | stroy it ; let them be 
driven backward, and put to re - | buke, that | wish me | 
evil. 

18. Let them be desolate, and re - | warded with | 
shame : that say unto me, Fie up - | on thee, | fie up - | 
on thee. 

19. Let all those that seek Thee be joyful and | glad in | 
Thee : and let such as love Thy salvation say | al way, 
The I Lord be | praised. 

20. As for me, I am | poor and | needy : but the j 
Lord I careth | for me. 

2 1 . Thou art my helper | and re - | deemer : make no 
long I tarrying, | O my | God. 

(Btjemng; prater* 

Psalm 41. — Beatus qui intettigit. 

BLESSED is he that cqnsidereth the | poor and | 
needy : the Lord shall deliver him | in the | 
time of I trouble. 

2. The Lord preserve him, and keep him alive, that 
he may be blessed up - | on | earth : and deliver not Thou 
him into the | will | of his | enemies. 

3. The Lord comfort him, when he lieth sick up - | 
on his I bed : make thou all his | bed | in his | sickness. 

4. I said, Lord be merciful | unto | me ■ heal my soul, 
for I have | sin ned a - | gainst | Thee. 

5. Mine enemies speak | e vil of | me : When shall 
he die, | and his | name | perish ? 



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6. And if he come to see me, he | speaketh | vanity : 
and his heart conceiveth falsehood within himself, and when 
he Cometh | forth he | telleth | it. 

7. All mine enemies whisper together a - | gainst | 
me : even against me do | they i - | magine this | evil. 

8. Let the sentence of guiltiness pro - | ceed a - | 
gainst him : and now that he lieth, let him | rise | up no | 
more. 

9. Yea even mine own familiar friend, | whom I | 
trusted : who did also eat ot my bread, hath | laid great | 
wait I for me. 

10. But be Thou merciful unto | me, O | Lord : raise 
Thou me up again, | and I | shall re - | ward them. 

11. By this I know Thou | favourest | me : that mine 
enemy | doth not | tri - umph a - | gainst me. 

12. And when I am in my health, Thou up - | holdest | 
me : and shalt set me be - j fore Thy | face for | ever. 

13. Blessed be the Lord | God of | Israel : world 
without end. | A - | — | men. 

Psalm 42. — Quemadmodum, 

LIKE as the hart desireth the | water - | brooks : so 
longeth my soul | after | Thee, O | God. 

2. My soul is athirst for God, yea even for the living | 
God : when shall I come to appear be - | fore the | 
presence of | God ? 

3. My tears have been my meat j day and | night : 
while they daily say unto me, | Where is j now thy ! God ? 

4. Now when I think thereupon, I pour out my heart | 



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by my - | self : for I went with the multitude, and brought 
them forth I in ± to the | house of | God ; (Major.) 

5. In the voice of praise | and thanks - | giving : 
among such as J keep | holy - | day. 

6. Why art thou so full of heaviness, | O my j soul : 
and why art thou SO dis - | quiet - | ed with - | in me ? 

7. Put thy I trust in | God : for I will yet give him 
thanks for the | help | of His | countenance. (Minor.) 

8. My God, my soul is vexed with - | in | me : there- 
fore will I remember Thee concerning the land of Jordan, 
and the I little I hill of | Hermon. 

9. One deep calleth another, because of the noise | 
of the I water-pipes : all Thy waves and storms are | 
gone I over | me. 

10. The Lord hath granted His loving-kindness | 
in the | day-time : and in the night-season did I sing of 
Him, and made my prayer unto the | God | of my | life. 

11. I will say unto the God of my strength, Why hast | 
Thou for - I gotten me : why go I thus heavily, while the | 
ene - | my op - | presseth me ? 

12. My bones are smitten asunder as | with a | sword : 
while mine enemies that trouble me j cast me | in the | teeth ; 

1 3. Namely, while they say daily | unto | me : Where | 
— is I now thy | God ? ( Major. ) 

1 4. Why art thou so vexed | O my | soul : and why 
art thou SO dis - | quiet - | ed with - | in me ? 

1 5. O put thy I trust in | God : for I will yet thank 
Him, which is the help of my | countenance, | and my | 
God. 



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DAY 9. 



Psalm 43. — Judica me, Deus. 

GIVE sentence with me, O God, and defend my 
cause against the un - | godly | people : O deliver 
me from the de - | ceit ful and | wicked | man. 

2. For Thou art the God of my strength, Why hast 
thou I put me I from Thee : and why go I so heavily, 
while the I ene - | my op - | presseth me ? (Major.} 

3. O send out Thy light and Thy truth, that | they may | 
lead me : and bring me unto Thy holy | hill, and ] to Thy | 
dwelling. 

4. And that I may go unto the altar of God, even unto 
the God of my | joy and | gladness : and upon the harp 
will I give thanks unto I Thee, O | God, my | God. 

5. Why art thou so heavy | O my | soul : and why art 
thou so dis - I quiet - | ed with - | in me ? 

6. O put thy I trust in j God : for I will yet give Him 
thanks, which is the help of my | countenance, | and my | 
God. 

Day 9. Scorning: draper* 

Psalm 44. — Deus, auribus. 

TT TE have heard with our ears, O God, our | 
V V fathers have | told us : what Thou hast done | 
in their | time of | old ; 

2. How Thou hast driven out the heathen with Thy 
hand, and | plant ± ed them | in : how Thou hast 
destroyed the | na ± tions and | cast them | out. 

3. For they gat not the land in possession through 



DAY 9. THE PSALMS. 99 

their | own | sword : neither was it their own | arm that [ 
helped | them ; 

4. But Thy right hand, and Thine arm, and the light 
of Thy I counte - | nance : because Thou hadst a | 
favour I unto | them. 

5. Thou art my | King, O ] God : send | help | 
unto I Jacob, 

6. Through Thee will we Over - | throw our | enemies : 
and in Thy Name will we tread them under, that ] rise • 
up a - I gainst | us. 

7. For I will not trust | in my | bow : it is not my | 
sword I that shall | help me ; 

8. But it is Thou that savest US | from our | enemies : 
and puttest them | to con - | fusion that | hate us. 

9. We make our boast of God | all day | long : and 
will I praise Thy | Name for | ever. 

10. But Thou art far off, and puttest us | to con - | 
fusion : and goest not | forth | with our | armies. 

11. Thou makest us to turn our backs up - | on our | 
enemies : so that they which | hate us | spoil our j 
goods. 

12. Thou lettest us be eaten | up like | sheep : and hast 
scattered | us a - | mong the | heathen. 

13. Thou sellest Thy | people for [ nought : and | takest 
no I money | for them. 

1 4. Thou makest us to be rebuked ] of our | neigh- 
bours : to be laughed to scorn, and had in derision of 
them I that are | round a - | bout us. 

1 5. Thou makest us to be a by -word a- | mong the | 



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DAY 9. 



heathen : and that the people | shake their | heads | 
at us. 

1 6. My confusion is | dai — ly be - | fore me : and the 
shame of my | face hath | covered | me. 

17. For the voice of the slanderer | and bias - | 
phemer : for the | enemy | and a - | venger. 

18. And though all this be come upon us, yet do we | 
not for - I get Thee : nor behave ourselves j fro ward ly | 
in Thy j covenant. 

19. Our heart is not | turned | back : neither our | 
steps gone | out of * Thy J way ; 

20. No, not when Thou hast smitten us into the | place 
of I dragons : and covered US [ with the | shadow of | 
death. 

21. If we have forgotten the Name of our God, and 
holden up our hands to j any strange | god : shall not God 
search it out ? for He knoweth the very | secrets | of 
the I heart. 

22. For Thy sake also are we killed | all the • day j 
long : and are counted as sheep ap - | pointed | to be | 
slain. 

23. Up Lord, why | sleepest | Thou : awake and be 
not I ab — sent from | us for [ ever. 

24. Wherefore hidest | Thou Thy | face : and for- 
gettest OUT J mise - | ry and | trouble ? 

2 5. For our soul is brought low, even | un - to the | 
dust : our belly | cleaveth | un to the | ground. 

26. Arise, and | help | us : and deliver us | for Thy | 
mercy's | sake. 



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Psalm 45.* — Eructavit cor meum. 

MY heart is inditing | of a good | matter : I speak of 
the things which I have | made | unto the | King. 

2. My tongue | is the | pen : of j — a j ready | writer. 

3. Thou art fairer than the | child ren of | men : full 
of grace are Thy lips, because God hath | blessed | thee 
for j ever. 

4. Gird Thee with Thy sword upon Thy thigh, O | 
Thou most I Mighty : according to Thy | worship | and 
re - I nown. 

5. Good luck have Thou | with thine | honour : ride 
on because of the word of truth, of meekness and righteous- 
ness ; and Thy right hand shall | teach Thee | terrible | 
things. 

6. Thy arrows are very sharp, and the people shall be 
subdued j unto | Thee : even in the midst a - | mong 
the j King's | enemies. 

7. Thy seat, O God, en - j dur eth for | ever : the 
sceptre of Thy kingdom j is a | right — sceptre. 

8. Thou hast loved righteousness, and | hat — ed in - | 
iquity : wherefore God, even Thy God, hath anointed 
thee with the oil of | glad — ness a - | bove thy | fellows. 

9. All thy garments smell of myrrh, | aloes, and | 
cassia : out of the ivory palaces, whereby | they have | 
made thee | glad. 

10. Kings' daughters were among Thy j honourable | 
women : upon Thy right hand did stand the queen in a 

* Proper for Christmas Day. The next is Psaim 85. 

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102 THE PSALMS. DAY 9. 

vesture of gold, wrought a - | bout with | divers | 
colours. 

11. Hearken O daughter, and consider, in - | dine 
thine | ear : forget also thine own people | and Thy j 
Father's | house. 

12. So shall the King have pleasure | in Thy | beauty : 
for He is thy Lord | God, and | worship thou | Him. 

13. And the daughter of Tyre shall be there | with a | 
gift : like as the rich also among the people shall make 
their | suppli - | ca — tion be - | fore thee. 

1 4. The King's daughter is all | glori — ous with - | 
in : her clothing | is of | wrought | gold. 

15. She shall be brought unto the King in raiment of j 
needle - | work : the virgins that be her fellows shall bear 
her company, and shall be | brought | unto | Thee. 

16. With joy and gladness shall | they be | brought : 
and shall enter j in - to the | King's ] palace. 

17. Instead of thy fathers thou | shalt have | children : 
whom thou mayest make | prin ces in | all | lands. 

cres. 1 8. I will remember Thy name from one generation | 
to an - I other : therefore shall the people give thanks unto 
Thee, | world with - | out | end. 

Psalm 46. — Deus noster refugium. 

f OD is our I hope and j strength : a very | present j 

VJT help in | trouble. 

2. Therefore will we not fear, though the ] earth be | 
moved : and though the hills be carried into the | midst | 
of the J sea. 



DAY Q. THE PSALMS. I03 

3. Though the waters thereof | rage and | swell : and 
though the mountains shake at the | tempest | of the | same. 

4. The rivers of the flood thereof shall make glad the | 
city of I God : the holy place of the tabernacle | of the | 
Most I Highest. 

5. God is in the midst of her, therefore shall she not | 
be re - | moved : God shall help her, | and that | right | early. 

6. The heathen make much ado, and the | kingdoms are j 
moved : but God hath showed his voice, and the | earth 
shall I melt a - | way. 

7. The Lord of I hosts is | with us : the God of | 
Jacob I is our | refuge. 

8. O come hither, and behold the | works • of the | 
Lord : what destruction He hath | brought up - | on the | 
earth. 

9. He maketh wars to cease in | all the | world : 
He breaketh the bow, and knappeth the spear in sunder, 
and burnetii the | chariots | in the | fire. 

10. Be still then, and know that | I am | God : 
I will be exalted among the heathen, and I will be ex - | 
alted I in the | earth. 

11. The Lord of I hosts is | with us : the God of | 
Jacob I is our | refuge. 

CRienmg draper. 

Psalm 47. * — Omnes gentes, plaudit e. 

OCLAP your hands together | all ye | people : 
O sing unto God | with the | voice of | melody. 

* Proper for Ascension Day. The next is Psalm 103. 

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104 THE PSALMS. DAY 9. 

2. For the Lord is high, and | to be | feared : He is 
the great | King up — on | all the | earth. 

3. He shall subdue the people | under | us : and the | 
nations | under our | feet. 

4. He shall choose out an | heritage | for us : even the 
Worship of I Jacob, | whom He | loved. 

5. God is gone up with a | meny j noise : and 
the Lord I with the | sound • of the | trump. 

6. O sing praises, sing praises | unto our | God . 
O sing praises, sing | praises | unto our | King. 

7. For God is the King of | all the | earth : sing ye | 
prai — ses with | under - | standing. 

8. God reigneth | ov - er the | heathen : God sitteth 
up - I on His I Holy | seat. 

9. The princes of the people are joined unto the 
people of the | God of | Abraham : for God, which is 
very high exalted, doth defend the earth, | as it • were | 
with a I shield. 

Psalm 48.* — Magnus Dominus. 

GREAT is the Lord, and highly | to be | praised : 
in the city of our God, even up - | on His | 
Holy I hill. 

2. The hill of Sion is a fair place, and the joy of the | 
whole I earth : upon the north-side lieth the city of 
the great King ; God is well known in her palaces | as a | 
sure I refuge. 

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DAY 9, THE PSALMS. 105 

3. For lo, the | Kings • of the | earth : are gathered, | 
and gone | by to - | gether. 

4. They marvelled to | see such | things : they were 
astonished, and | suddenly | cast | down. 

5. Fear came there upon them, | and | sorrow : 
as upon a | woman | in her | travail. 

6. Thou shalt break the I ships • of the | sea : through | 
— the ] east - j wind. 

7. Like as we have heard, so have we seen in the city 
of the Lord of Hosts, in the city | of our | God : 
God up - I hold - eth the | same for | ever. 

8. We wait for Thy loving -kindness, | O | God : 
in the J midst ] of Thy | temple. 

9. O God, according to Thy Name, so is Thy praise 
unto the I world's | end : Thy right hand is j full of | 
righteous - | ness. 

10. Let the mount Sion rejoice, and the daughter of | 
Judah be | glad : be - | cause of | Thy | judgments. 

11. Walk about Sion, and go j round a - j bout her : 
and J tell the I towers there - j of. 

12. Mark well her bulwarks, set | up her j houses : 
that ye may | tell them | that come | after. 

13. For this God is our God for j ev - er and | ever : 
He shall be our | guide | unto | death. 

Psalm 49. — Audit e hac, omnes. 

OHEAR ye this j all ye | people : ponder it with 
your ears, all ye that | dwell | in the | world : 



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2. High and low, | rich and | poor : one | — | with 

an - I other. 

3. My mouth shall | speak of | wisdom : and my 
heart shall | muse of [ under - | standing. 

4. I will incline mine ear | to the | parable : and show 
my dark | speech up - | on the | harp. 

5. Wherefore should I fear in the | days of | wicked- 
ness : and when the wickedness of my heels compasseth | 
me I round a - | bout ? 

6. There be some that put their trust | in their | goods : 
and boast themselves in the | multitude j of their | riches. 

7. But no man may de - | liver his | brother : nor 
make agreement [ unto | God for [ him. 

8. For it cost more to re - | deem their | souls : so that 
he must let | that a - | lone for | ever. 

9. Yea though he j live | long : and | see | not the | 
grave. 

10. For he seeth that wise men also die, and | 
pe — rish to - I gether : as well as the ignorant and 
foolish, and | leave their | riches for | other. 

1 1 . And yet they think that their houses shall con - | 
tinue for | ever : and that their dwelling places shall endure 
from one generation to another ; and call the lands | 
after their | own | names. 

12. Nevertheless, man will not a - | bide in | honour : 
seeing he may be compared unto the beasts that perish ; | 
this • is the | way of | them. 

13. This I is their | foolishness : and their pos - | 
terity | praise their | saying. 



DAY IO. THE PSALMS. I07 

1 4. They lie in the hell like sheep, death gnaweth upon 
them, and the righteous shall have domination over them | 
in the | morning : their beauty shall conjnme in the | 
sepulchre j out of • their | dwelling. 

15. But God hath delivered my soul from the | 
place of I hell : for | He | shall re - | ceive me. 

16. Be not thou afraid, though one be | made | rich : 
or if the glory of his | house j be in - | creased ; 

17. For he shall carry away nothing with him | 
when he | dieth : neither shall his | pomp | follow | him. 

18. For while he lived, he counted himself an | happy | 
man : and so long as thou doest well unto thyself, j 
men will | speak good | of thee. 

1 9. He shall follow the generation | of his | fathers : 
and shall I never | see | light. 

20. Man being in honour, hath no | under - | standing : 
but is compared | un to the j beasts that J perish. 

Scorning draper* 

Day IO. Psalm 50. — Deus deorum. 

THE Lord, even the most mighty | God, hath | 
spoken : and called the world, from the rising 
up of the sun, unto the | going | down there - | of. 

2. Out of Sion hath | God ap - | peared : in | 
perfect | beau - | ty. 

3. Our God shall come, and shall | not keep | silence : 
there shall go before Him a consuming fire, and a mighty 
tempest shall be | stirred up | round a - | bout Him. 



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BAY IO. 



4. He shall call the heaven | from a - j bove : and 
the earth, that | He may | judge His | people. 

5. Gather my saints together | unto j me : those that 
have made a covenant | with me | with | sacrifice. 

6. And the heavens shall de - | clare His | righteous- 
ness : for I God is I Judge Him - | self. 

7. Hear O my people, and | I will | speak : I 
myself will testify against thee, O Israel ; for I am | 
God, I even thy | God. 

8. I will not reprove thee because of thy sacrifices, 
Or for I thy burnt - | ofPrings : because they | were not j 
al way be - | fore me. 

9. I will take no bullock j out of • thine J house : nor ] 
he-goat I out • of thy [ folds. 

10. For all the beasts of the | forest are J mine : 
and so are the cattle up - | on a | thousand j hills. 

11. I know all the fowls up - | on the | mountains : 
and the wild beasts of the [ field are j in my | sight. 

12. If I be hungry, I | will not | tell thee : for 
the whole world is mine, and | all that | is there - I in. 

13. Thinkest thou that I will | eat bulls' | flesh : and | 
drink the | blood of | goats ? 

1 4. Offer unto I God thanks - | giving : and pay thy 
VOWS I un -5- to the | most | Highest. 

1 5. And call upon me in the | time of | trouble : so 
will I hear thee, and | thou shalt ] praise | me. 

16. But unto the un * I godly said | God : Why 
dost thou preach my laws, and takest my | covenant | 
in thy | mouth ; 



DAY IO. THE PSALMS. I09 

1 7. Whereas thou hatest to | be re - | formed : and 
hast I cast my | words be - | hind thee ? 

1 8. When thou sawest a thief, thou consentedst | unto | 
him : and hast been par - | taker | with • the a - | 
dulterers. 

19. Thou hast let thy | mouth speak | wickedness : 
and with thy tongue thou | hast set | forth de - | ceit. 

20. Thou satest, and spakest a - | gainst thy | 
brother : yea, and hast slandered | thine own | mother's | 
son. 

21. These things hast thou done, and I held my tongue, 
and thou thoughtest wickedly, that I am even such a one j 
as thy - I self : but I will reprove thee, and set before thee 
the I things that | thou hast | done. 

22. O consider this, ye that for - | get | God : lest I 
pluck you away, and there be | none to de - | liver | you. 

23. Whoso ofFereth me thanks and praise, he | 
honoureth | me : and to him that ordereth his conversation 
right will I I show the sal - | va tion of | God. 

Psalm 51. — Miserere met, Deus. 

HAVE mercy upon me, O God, after | Thy great | 
goodness : according to the multitude of Thy 
mercies, do a - | way | mine of - | fences. 

2. Wash me throughly from | my | wickedness ; 
cleanse me | from my | sin. 

3. For I ac - | knowledge my | faults : and my | sin is j 
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4. Against Thee only have I sinned, and done this evil | 
in Thy | sight : that Thou mightest be justified in Thy 
saying, and | clear when | Thou art | judged. 

5. Behold, I was j shapen in | wickedness : and in sin 
hath my | mother con - | ceived | me. 

6. But lo, Thou requirest truth in the | inward | 
parts : and shalt make me to understand | wisdom | 
secret - | ly. 

raf 7. Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I | shall be | 
clean : Thou shalt wash me, and I | shall be j whiter than | 
snow. 

8, Thou shalt make me hear of j joy and j gladness : 
that the bones which Thou hast | broken | may re - | joice. 
p 9. Turn Thy face | from my | sins : and put [ out all j 

my mis - J deeds. 

10. Make me a clean | heart, O | God : and re - | 
new a right | spirit with - | in me. 

1 1 . Cast me not away [ from Thy | presence : and 
take not Thy | Holy | Spirit | from me. 

12. O give me the comfort of Thy | help a - | gain : 
and stablish | me with | Thy free | Spirit. 

13. Then shall I teach Thy ways | un to the | 
wicked : and sinners shall be con - | verted | unto | Thee. 

1 4. Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, Thou 
that art the | God of • my [ health : and my tongue 
shall I sing | of Thy | righteousness. 

n f 15. Thou shalt open my | lips, O | Lord : and my | 
mouth shall | show Thy | praise. 

16. For Thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I | 



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give it I Thee : but Thou delightest | not in | burnt - | 
offerings. 

1 7. The sacrifice of God is a | troubled | spirit : a 
broken and contrite heart, O God, | shalt Thou | not de - | 
spise. 

18. O be favourable and gracious | unto | Sion : build 
TL.OU the I walls | of Je - | rusalem. 

19. Then shalt Thou be pleased with the sacrifice of 
righteousness, with the burnt-offerings | and ob - | lations : 
then shall they offer young | bullocks up - | on Thine j 
altar. 

Psalm 52. — Quid gloriarh P 

WHY boastest thou thy - | self, thou | tyrant : that | 
thou I canst do | mischief ; 

2. Whereas the | good ± ness of | God : en - | dureth | 
yet I daily ? 

3. Thy tongue i - | magineth | wickedness : and with 
lies thou cuttest | like a | sharp | razor. 

4. Thou hast loved unrighteousness | more than | 
goodness : and to talk of | lies | more than | righteousness. 

5. Thou hast loved to speak all words that | may do | 
hurt : O I — thou | false | tongue. 

6. Therefore shall God destroy | thee for | ever : 
He shall take thee, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling, 
and root thee out of the | land | of the | living. 

7. The righteous also shall see | this, and | fear : 
and shall I laugh | him to | scorn. 

8. Lo, this is the man that took not God | for his [ 



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strength : but trusted unto the multitude of his riches, 
and strengthened him - | self | in his | wickedness. 

9. As for me, I am like a green olive tree in the | 
house of I God : my trust is in the tender mercy of | 
God for I ever and | ever. 

10. I will always give thanks unto Thee for | 
that • Thou hast | done : and I will hope in Thy Name, 
for Thy I saints | like it j well. 

ttfeettfag Reaper. 

Psalm 53. — Dixit insipiens. 

THE foolish body hath said | in his | heart : 
There | is | no | God. 

2. Corrupt are they, and become abominable | in their | 
wickedness : there is | none that | doeth | good. 

3. God looked dowtt from heaven upon the | 
chil — dren of | men : to see if there were any, that would 
understand, and | seek | after | God. 

4. But they are all gone out of the way, they are 
altogether be - | come a - | bominable : there is also none 
that doeth | good, | no not | one. 

5. Are not they without understanding j that work | 
wickedness : eating up my people as if they would eat 
bread ? they have not | call - ed up - | on | God. 

6. They were afraid | where no | fear was : for God 
hath broken the bones of him that besieged thee : thou 
hast put them to confusion, be - | cause God | hath 
de - I spised them. 



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7. Oh, that the salvation were given unto Israel | 
out of I Sion : Oh, that the Lord would deliver His | 
people I out of ■ cap - | tivity ! 

8. Then should | Jacob re - | joice : and Israel | 
should be | right | glad. 

Psalm 54«* — Deus in nomine. 

SAVE me, O God, | for Thy | Name's sake: 
and a - J venge me | in Thy | strength. 

2. Hear my | prayer, O | God : and hearken unto the | 
words I of my | mouth. 

3. For strangers are risen | up a - | gainst me : and 
tyrants, which have not God before their eyes, | seek | 
after my | soul. [Major.) 

4. Behold, I God is my | helper : the Lord is with 
them I that up - I hold my | soul. 

5. He shall reward evil | unto mine | enemies : des- 
troy Thou I them I in Thy | truth. 

6. An offering of a free heart will I give Thee, and 
praise Thy j Name, O I Lord : because it j is so | 
comfort - I able. 

7. For He hath delivered me out of | all my | trouble : 
and mine eye hath seen His de - | sire up - | on mine | 
enemies. 

Psalm 55. — Exaudi, Deus. 

HEAR my I prayer, O | God : and hide not Thy - ] 
self from | my pe - | tition. 

* Proper for Good Friday. 



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2. Take heed unto me, and | hear | me : how I 
mourn in my | prayer, | and am | vexed. 

3. The enemy crieth so, and the ungodly cometh | 
on so I fast : for they are minded to do me some mischief ; 
so maliciously | are they | set a - | gainst me. 

4. My heart is disquiet - | ed with - | in me : and 
the fear of | death is | fallen up - | on me. 

5. Fearfulness and trembling are | come up - | on me : 
and an horrible dread hath | over - | whelmed | me. 

6. And I said, O that I had wings | like a | dove : 
for then would I flee a - | way, and | be at | rest. 

7. Lo, then would I get me a - | way far | off : and re - j 
main | in the | wilderness. 

8. I would make haste | to es - ] cape : because of the I 
stormy | wind and | tempest. 

9. Destroy their tongues, O Lord, | and di - | vide 
them : for I have spied unrighteousness and | strife j 
in the | city. 

10. Day and night they go about within the | 
walls there - | of : mischief also and sorrow are | in the j 
midst of I it. 

11. Wickedness | is there - | in : deceit and guile | 
go not I out of • their | streets. 

12. For it is not an open enemy, that hath done me | 
this dis - I honour : for | then I | could have | borne it. 

13. Neither was it mine adversary, that did magnify 
him - I self a - | gainst me : for then peradventure I 
would have | hid my - | self from j him. 

1 4. But it was even thou, | my com - | panion : my 
guide, and mine | own fa - | miliar | friend. 



DAY IO. THE PSALMS. HJ 

1 5. We took sweet | coun -2- sel to - | gether : and 
walked in the | house of | God as | friends. 

16. Let death come hastily upon them, and let them 
go down quick | into | hell : for wickedness is in their | 
dwellings, | and a - | mong them. [Major.) 

17. As for me, I will | call upon | God : and the | 
Lord shall | save | me. 

18. In the evening, and morning, and at noon-day 
will I pray, | and that | instantly : and | He shall | 
hear my | voice. 

19. It is He that hath delivered my soul in peace from 
the battle that I was a - | gainst me : for | there were | 
many with | me. 

20. Yea even God, that endureth for ever, shall hear 
me, and | bring them | down : for they will not | turn nor | 
fear | God. 

21. He laid his hands upon such as be at | peace with | 
him : and he | brake his | cove - | nant. 

22. The words of his mouth were softer than butter, 
having war | in his | heart : his words were smoother 
than oil, and yet [ be they | very | swords. 

23. O cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall | 
nourish | thee : and shall not suffer the | right eous to | 
fall for I ever. 

24. And I as for | them : Thou, O God, shalt bring 
them into the | pit | of de - | struction. 

25. The blood-thirsty and deceitful men shall not 
live out I half their | days : nevertheless, my trust shall | 
be in | Thee, O | Lord. 



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DAY II. 



Day ii. Scorning; grayer* 

Psalm 56. — Miserere me\ y Deus. 

BE merciful unto me, O God, for man goeth about | 
to de - I vour me : he is daily | fight - ing and | 
troubling | me. 

2. Mine enemies are daily in hand to | swallow me j up : 
for they be many that fight against me, | O Thou j most | 
Highest. 

3. Nevertheless, though I am | some — time a - j fraid : 
yet put I I my I trust in | Thee. 

4. I will praise God, be - | cause of ■ His j word : 
I have put my trust in God, and will not fear what j 
flesh can | do un - | to me. 

y. They daily mis - | take my j words : all that 
they imagine j is to | do me | evil. 

6. They hold all together, and | keep them — selves [ 
close : and mark my steps, when they | lay wait j 
for my | soul. 

7. Shall they escape | for their | wickedness : Thou 
O God, in Thy dis - j pleasure shalt j cast them | 
down. 

8. Thou tellest my Sittings ; put my tears | into Thy | 
bottle : are not these things | noted | in Thy | book ? 

9. Whensoever I call upon Thee, then shall mine 
enemies be | put to | flight : this 1 know; for | God is <| 
on my | side. ( Major.) 

10. In God's word will | I re - J joice : in the 
Lord's word | will I | comfort | me. 



DAY II. THE PSALMS. I 1 7 

11. Yea, in God have I | put my | trust : I will not 
be afraid what | man can | do un - | to me. 

12. Unto Thee, O God, will I | pay my | vows : unto | 
Thee will | I give | thanks. 

13. For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, 
and my I feet from | falling : that I may walk before God | 
in the | light • of the [ living. 

Psalm 57-* — Miserere mei, Dens, 

BE merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me, 
for my soill | trust — eth in | Thee : and under the 
shadow of Thy wings shall be my refuge, until this tyran - | 
ny be | over - | past. 

2. I will call unto the | most high | God : even unto 
the God that shall perform the cause | which I | have in | 
hand. 

3. He shall I send from | heaven : and save me from 
the reproof of Mm | that would | eat me | up. 

4. God shall send forth His | mer - cy and | truth : 
my I soul is a - I mong | lions. 

5. And I lie even among the children of men, that are | 
set on I lire : whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their | 
tongue a | sharp | sword. 

6. Set up Thyself, O God, a - | bove the | heavens : 
and Thy glory a - | bove | all the | earth. 

7. They have laid a net for my feet, and pressed | 
down my | soul : they have digged a pit before me, and 
are fallen into the | midst of | it them - | selves. ( Major. ) 

* Proper for Easter Day. The next is Psalm in. 



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8. My heart is fixed, O God, my | heart is | fixed : 
I will | sing, and | give j praise. 

9. Awake up my glory, awake, | lute and | harp . 
I myself I will a - [ wake right j early. 

10. I will give thanks unto Thee, O Lord, a - | 
mong the J people : and I will sing unto | Thee a - j mong 
the I nations. 

11. For the greatness of Thy mercy reacheth j 
unto the | heavens : and Thy | truth un - | to the | clouds. 

12. Set up Thyself, O God, a - [ bove the | heavens : 
and Thy glory a - [ bove | all the | earth. 

Psalm 58. — Si vere utique. 

ARE your minds set upon righteousness, ye [ 
congre - | gation : and do ye judge the thing 
that is right, | O ye | sons of | men ? 

2. Yea, ye imagine mischief in your heart up - j 
on the I earth : and your | hands | deal with J wickedness. 

3. The ungodly are fro ward, even from their j 
mother's j womb : as soon as they are born, they go a - [ 
stray, and | speak | lies. 

4. They are as venomous as the poison | of a j serpent : 
even like the deaf adder that | stoppeth | her ] ears ; 

5. Which refuseth to hear the 1 voice ■ of the | charmer : 
charm | — he ] never so | wisely. 

6. Break their teeth O God, in their mouths ; smite 
the jaw-bones of the | lions, O | Lord : let them fall 
away like water that runneth apace ; and when they shoot 
their arrows | let • them be ] rooted | out. 



DAY II. THE PSALMS. H q 

7. Let them consume away like a snail, and be like 
the untimely | fruit • of a | woman : and j let them • not j 
see the | sun. 

8. Or ever your pots be made | hot with j thorns : 
so let indignation vex him, even as a | thing | that is | raw. 

9. The righteous shall rejoice when he | seeth the j 
vengeance : he shall wash his footsteps in the | blood | 
of the un - | godly, f Major. J 

I o. So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward | 
for the I righteous : doubtless there is a j God that | 
judg — eth the | earth. 

(Eliemno: draper* 

Psalm 59- — Eripe me de iriimicis. 

DELIVER me from mine enemies, | O | God : 
defend me from | them that | rise • up a - | 
gainst me. 

2. O deliver me from the | wicked | doers : and save 
me from the | blood - | thirsty | men. 

3. For lo, they lie waiting | for my | soul : the mighty 
men are gathered against me, without any offence or j 
fault of [ me, O | Lord. 

4. They run and prepare themselves with - | out my | 
fault : arise thou therefore to | help me, | and be - | hold. 

5. Stand up O Lord God of hosts, thou God of 
Israel, to visit | all the | heathen : and be not merciful 
unto them that offend | of ma - | licious | wickedness. 

6. They go to and fro ] in the | evening : they grin 
like a dog, and | run about | through the | city. 

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7. Behold, they speak with their mouth, and swords are | 
in their | lips : for | who | doth | hear ? 
f 8. But Thou O Lord, shalt have them | in de - | 
rision : and Thou shalt laugh | all the [ hea - then to | 
scorn. 

9. My strength will I ascribe J unto | Thee : for Thou 
art the I God | of my | refuge. 

10. God showeth me His [ goodness ] plenteously : and 
God shall let me see my de - | sire up - | on mine | 

enemies. 

11. Slay them not, lest my | people for - | get it; but 
scatter them abroad among the people, and put them 
down, O ] Lord, | our de - | fence. 

12. For the sin of their mouth, and for the words of 
theii lips, they shall be taken j in their ] pride : and why ? 
their preaching | is of | cursing and | lies. 

13. Consume them in Thy wrath, consume them, that | 
they may | perish : and know that it is God that ruleth in 
Jacob, and unto the [ ends | of the | world. 

1 4. And in the evening | they • will re - | turn : grin 
like a dog, and will | go a - ] bout the | city. 

15. They will run here and | there for | meat : and 
grudge I if they I be not | satisfied. 

f 16. As for me, I will sing of Thy power, and will 
praise Thy mercy betimes | in the | morning : for Thou 
hast been my defence and refuge | in the | day of • my | 
trouble. 

17. Unto Thee O my strength, | will I | sing : for Thou 
O God, art my refuge, | and my ] merciful | God. 



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Psalm 60. — Deus, r epulis ti nos. 

OGOD, Thou hast cast us out, and scattered | us a - | 
broad : Thou hast also been displeased ; O turn 
Thee | unto | us a - | gain. 

2. Thou hast moved the land, | and di - | vided it : 
heal the sores there - j of, | for it | shaketh. 

3. Thou hast showed Thy people | heavy | things : 
Thou hast given US a | drink of | deadly | wine. 

4. Thou hast given a token for | such as | 
fear Thee : that they may triumph be - | cause | 
of the j truth. 

5. Therefore were Thy be - | loved de - | livered : 
help me with I Thy right j hand, and | hear me. 

6. God hath spoken in His holiness, I will rejoice, 
and di - I vide j Sichem ; and mete | out the | valley of | 
Succoth. 

7. Gilead is mine, and Ma - | nasses is | mine : 
Ephraim also is the strength of my head ; j Judah | is 
my I lawgiver ; 

8. Moab is my wash-pot ; over Edom will I cast | 
out my I shoe : Philistia, j be thou | glad of | me. 

9. Who will lead me into the | strong | city : who 
will I bring me ] into | Edom ? 

10. Hast not Thou cast us | out, O | God : wilt not 
Thou O God, I go out I with our | hosts ? 

11. O be Thou our ( help in | trouble : for vain j 
is the I help of | man. 

12. Through God will we J do great | acts : for it is 
He that shall | tread | down our | enemies. 



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DAY 12. 



Psalm 6i. — Exaudi, Deus. 

HEAR my | crying, O | God : give | ear | unto my j 
prayer. 

2. From the ends of the earth will I j call upon j 
Thee : when my | heart | is in | heaviness. 

3 O set me up upon the rock that is | higher than | 
I : for Thou hast been my hope, and a strong tower for j 
me a - | gainst the | enemy. 

4. I will dwell in Thy taber - j nacle for [ ever : and 
my trust shall be under the | covering | of Thy | wings. 

5. For Thou O Lord, hast heard | my de - | sires : 
and hast given an heritage unto | those that [ fear Thy j 
Name. 

6. Thou shalt grant the King a | long [ life : that 
his years may endure through - | out all | gener - | ations, 

7. He shall dwell before [ God for | ever : O prepare 
Thy loving mercy and faithfulness, | that they [ may pre - ) 
serve Him. 

8. So will I alway sing praise | unto Thy | Name : 
that I may | dai ly per - | form my [ vows. 

Day 12. Scorning draper. 

Psalm 62. — Nonne Deo ? 

MY soul truly waiteth | still up -i- on [ God : for 
of Him I cometh | my sal - | vation. 
2. He verily is my strength and | my sal - | vation : 
He is my defence, SO that I | shall not | greatly | fall. 



DAY 12. THE PSALMS. ^3 

3. How long will ye imagine mischief against | every | 
man : ye shall be slain all the sort of you ; yea, as a 
tottering wall shall ye be, and | like a | broken [ hedge. 

4. Their device is only how to put him out whom God | 
will ex - I alt : their delight is in lies ; they give good 
words with their mouth, but | curse | with their | hun t. 

5. Nevertheless my soul, wait thou | still upon | God : 
for my I hope j is in [ Him. 

6. He truly is my strength and | my sal - | vation : 
He is my defence, | so that • I | shall not | fall. 

7. In God is my health, | and my j glory : the rock of 
my might, ] and in | God is • my | trust. 

8. O put your trust in Him | alway, ye j people : pour 
out your hearts before Him, for | God | is our j hope. 

9. As for the children of men, they | are but | vanity : 
the children of men are deceitful upon the weights, they are 
altogether lighter than | vani ~ | ty it - | self. 

10. O trust not in wrong and robbery, give not 
yourselves I unto | vanity : if riches increase, set | 
not your | heart up - | on them. 

1 1 . God spake once, and twice I have also j heard the | 
same : that power be - | longeth | unto | God ; 

12. And that Thou, | Lord, art | merciful : for Thou 
rewardest every man ac - j cording | to his [ work. 



O 



Psalm 63. — Deus, Deus meus. 
GOD, Thou j art my | God : early | will I | seek | 
Thee. 

2. My soul thirsteth for Thee, my flesh also longeth | 



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after | Thee : in a barren and dry land | where no ] 
water | is. 

3. Thus have I looked for | Thee in | holiness : that 1 
might be - J hold Thy j power and j glory. 

4. For Thy loving-kindness is better th.an the | life it - J 
self -: my ] lips shall | praise ] Thee. 

5. As long as I live will I magnify Thee | in this j 
manner : and lift lip my | hands | in Thy | Name. 

6. My soul shall be satisfied, even as it were with 
mar — row and | fatness : when my mouth praiseth | 
Thee with | joyful | lips. 

7. Have I not remembered Thee | in my | bed : and 
thought upon I Thee when [ I was | waking ? 

8. Because Thou hast | been my | helper : therefore 
under the shadow of Thy ] wings will ] I re - | joice. 

9. My SOlll I hang - eth up - | on Thee : Thy | right 
hand | hath up - | holden me. 

10. These also that seek the hurt | of my | soul : they 
shall I go ] un — der the | earth. 

11. Let them fall upon the edge | of the | sword : that 
they may I be a I portion for | foxes. 

12. But the King shall rejoice in God ; all they also 
that swear by Him shall | be com - | mended : for the 
mouth of them that speak | lies ] shall be | stopped. 

Psalm 64.* — Exaudi, Deus. 

HEAR my voice, O God, | in my | prayer : 
preserve my | life from j fear of the | enemy. 

* Proper for Good Friday. The next is Psalm 88. 



DAY 12. THE PSALMS. 1 25 

2. Hide me from the gathering together | of the j 
froward : and from the insur - | rec - tion of | wicked j 
doers ; 

3. Who have whet their tongue | like a | sword : and 
shoot out their arrows | even | bitter | words ; 

4. That they may privily shoot at him | that is | 
perfect : suddenly do they | hit • him and | fear | not. 

5. They encourage them - | selves in | mischief : and 
commune among themselves how they may lay snares, and 
say, I that no | man shall | see them. 

6. They imagine wickedness, and | practise | it : that 
they keep secret among themselves, every man | in the j 
deep of * his | heart. 

7. But God shall suddenly shoot at them with a j 
swift I arrow : that | they | shall be | wounded. 

8. Yea, their own tongues shall | make them | fall : 
insomuch that whoso seeth | them shall | laugh ± them to | 
scorn. 

9. And all men that see it shall say, | This hath ! 
God done : for they shall perceive | that it | is his | work. 

10. The righteous shall rejoice in the Lord, and put 
his I trust in | him : and all they that are true of | heart | 
shall be | glad. 

(Evening; Reaper* 

Psalm 65. — Te decet hymnus. 

THOU O God, art I prais - ed in | Sion : and unto 
Thee shall the VOW be per | formed | in Je - j 
rusalem. 



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2. Thou that | hear est the | prayer : unto | Thee 
shall | all flesh | come. 

3. My misdeeds pre - | vail a- | gainst me : O be 
Thou I merciful | unto our | sins. 

4. Blessed is the man, whom Thou choosest, and 
receivest [ unto | Thee : he shall dwell in Thy court, and 
shall be satisfied with the pleasures of Thy house, even | 
of Thy I Holy | temple 

5. Thou shalt show us wonderful things in Thy 
righteousness, O God of | our sal - | vation : Thou art the 
hope of all the ends of the earth, and of them that remain | 
in the | broad | sea. 

6. Who in His strength setteth | fast the | mountains : 
and is I gird — ed a - | bout with | power. 

7. Who stilleth the raging | of the | sea : and the noise 
of His waves, and the | madness | of the | people. 

8. They also that dwell in the uttermost parts of the earth 
shall be afraid | at Thy | tokens : Thou that makest the 
out-goings of the morning and | even — ing to | praise | Thee. 

9. Thou visitest the earth, and | blessest | it : Thou | 
makest it | very | plenteous. 

10. The river of God is | full of | water : Thou 
preparest their corn, for so Thou pro - | videst | for the | 
earth. 

1 1 . Thou waterest her furrows, Thou sendest rain into 
the little | valleys there - | of : Thou makest it soft with 
the drops of rain, and | bless - est the | increase | of it. 

12. Thou crownest the year | with Thy | goodness: 
and I Thy | clouds drop | fatness. 



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13. They shall drop upon the dwellings | of the j 
wilderness : and the little hills shall re - | joice on | 
every | side. 

1 4. The folds shall be j full of | sheep : the valleys also 
shall stand so thick with corn, that | they shall | laugh and | 
sing. 

Psalm 66. — Jubilate Deo. 

OBE joyful in God, | all ye | lands : sing praises unto 
the honour of His Name, I make His | praise 
to be I glorious. 

2. Say unto God, O how wonderful art Thou j in 
Thy I works : through the greatness of Thy power shall 
Thine enemies be found | liars | unto | Thee. 

3. For all the world shall j worship | Thee : sing of | 
Thee, and | praise Thy | Name. 

4. O come hither, and behold the | works of | God : 
how wonderful He is in His doing to - | ward the j 
children of | men. 

5. He turned the sea | into | dry land : so that they 
went through the water on foot ; there did | we re- | joice 
there - | of. 

6. He ruleth with His power for ever ; his eyes be - | 
hold the I people : and such as will not believe shall not be 
able I to ex - I alt them - | selves. 

7. O praise our | God, ye I people : and make the 
voice of His | praise | to be | heard ; 

8. Who holdeth our I soul in | life : and suffereth | 
not our I feet to | slip. 



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THE PSALMS. 



DAY 12. 



9. For Thou O God, hast | proved | us : Thou also hast 
tried us, | like as | silver is | tried. 

10. Thou broughtest US | in — to the | snare : and 
laidest I trouble up - | on our | loins.. 

11. Thou sufFeredst men to ride | over our | heads : we 
went through fire and water, and Thou broughtest us out | 
in — to a I wealthy | place. 

12. I will go into Thine house with | burnt | ofPrings : 
and will pay Thee my vows, which I promised with my 
lips, and spake with my mouth, | when I | was in | trouble. 

13. I will offer unto Thee fat burnt-sacrifices, with the | 
in — cense of | rams : I will ] offer | bullocks and | goats. 

1 4. O come hither, and hearken, all | ye that ■ fear | 
God : and I will tell you what | He hath j done for my j 
soul. 

15. I called unto Hiin | with my | mouth : and gave 
Him I praises | with my | tongue. 

16. If I incline unto wickedness | with mine | heart : 
the ( Lord I will not | hear me. 

17. But I God hath I heard me : and considered the ! 
voice I of my | prayer. 

18. Praised be God who hath not cast | out my | 
prayer : nor | turned His | mercy | from me. 



Psalm 67. — Deus misereatur. 

C A OD be merciful unto | us, and [ bless us : and show 
X us the light of His countenance, and be | merci- 
ful I unto I us. 



DAY 13. THE PSALMS. I2Q, 

2. That Thy way may be | known up on | earth : 
Thy saving | health a - | mong all | nations. 

3. Let the people praise | Thee, O | God : yea, let | 
all the I people | praise Thee. 

4. O let the nations rejoice | and be | glad : for Thou 
shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the | na ± 
tions up - ] on I earth. 

5. Let the people praise | Thee, O | God : yea, let | 
all the I people | praise Thee. 

6. Then shall the earth bring | forth her | increase : 
and God, even our own God, shall | give us | His j 
blessing. 

7. God I — shall I bless us : and all the ends of the | 
world shall | fear | Him. 

Day 13. Scorning draper. 

Psalm 68.* — Exurgat Deus. 

LET God arise, and let His ene- | mies be [ scatter' d : 
let them also that | hate Him | flee be - | 
fore Him. 

2. Like as the smoke vanisheth, so shalt Thou | drive • 
them a - | way : and like as wax melteth at the fire, so let 
the ungodly perish | at the | presence of | God. 

3. But let the righteous be glad and re - | joice before | 
God : let them | al — so be | merry and | joyful. 

4. O sing unto God, and sing praises | unto His | 
Name : magnify Him that rideth upon the heavens, as it 

* Proper for Whit Sunday. 



I30 THE PSALMS. DAY 1 3. 

were upon an horse ; praise Him in His Name JAH, | 
and re - | joice be - | fore Him. 

5. He is a Father of the fatherless, and defendeth the 
cause I of the I widows : even God in His | holy | 
habit - I ation. 

6. He is the God that maketh men to be of one mind 
in an house, and bringeth the prisoners out | of cap - | tivity : 
but letteth the runagates con - | tinue in j scarce - | ness. 

7. O God, when Thou wentest forth be - | fore the | 
people : when TllOU | wentest | through the | wilderness. 

8. The earth shook, and the heavens dropped at the | 
presence of | God : even as Sinai also was moved at the 
presence of God, Who | is the | God of | Israel. 

9. Thou O God, sentest a gracious rain upon | Thine 
in - I heritance : and refreshedst | it when | it was ] 
weary. 

10. Thy congregation shall | dwell there - | in : for 
Thou O God, hast of Thy goodness pre - | pared | for 
the I poor. 

1 1 . The Lord | gave the | word : great was the | 
company | of the | preachers. 

12. Kings with their armies did flee, and ] were dis - | 
comfited : and they of the | house hold di - | vid 
ed the | spoil. 

13. Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye 
be as the I wings of a [ dove : that is covered with 
silver wings, | and her | feathers like | gold. 

1 4. When the Almighty scattered kings | for their | 
sake : then were they as | white as | snow in [ Salmon, 



DAY 13. THE PSALMS. 131 

1 5. As the hill of Basan, | so is | God's hill : even an 
high hill, I as the | hill of | Basan. 

16. Why hop ye so ye high hills? this is God's hill, in 
the which it pleaseth | Him to | dwell : yea the 
Lord will a - I bide in | it for | ever. 

17. The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even j 
thous ands of | angels : and the Lord is among them, as 
in the I holy | place of | Sinai. 

18. Thou art gone up on high, Thou hast led captivity 
captive, and received | gifts for | men : yea, even for Thine 
enemies, that the Lord | God might | dwell a - | mong them. 

19. Praised be the | Lord | daily : even the God who 
helpeth us, and poureth His | bene - | fits up - | on us. 

20. He is our God, even the God of Whom | cometh 
sal - I vation : God is the Lord, by | Whom * we es - | 
cape I death. 

21. God shall wound the head | of His | enemies : and 
the hairy scalp of such a one as goeth | on still [ in his | 
wicked - | ness. 

22. The Lord hath said, I will bring my people again, 
as I [ did from | Basan : mine own will I bring again, as I 
did sometime | from the | deep • of the | sea. 

23. That thy foot may be dipped in the blood [ of 
thine | enemies : and that the tongue of thy dogs | 
may be | red • through the | same. 

24. It is well seen, O God, | how Thou | goest : how 
Thou, my God and King, | goest | in the | sanctuary. 

25. The singers go before, the minstrels | follow | after: 
in the midst are the damsels | playing | with the j timbrels. 



132 THE PSALMS. DAY 1 3. 

26. Give thanks O Israel, unto God the Lord in 
the I congre - | gations : from the | ground | of the | 
heart. 

27. There is little Benjamin their ruler, and the princes 
of I Judah their | counsel : the princes of Zabulon, | and 
the I princes of | Nephthali. 

28. Thy God has sent forth | strength for | thee : 
stablish the thing, O God, | that Thou | hast wrought J 
in us. 

29. For Thy temple's sake | at Je - | rusalem : so shall 
kings bring | presents | unto | Thee. 

30. When the company of the spear-men, and multitude 
of the mighty are scattered abroad among the beasts of the 
people, so that they humbly bring | pieces of | silver : and 
when he hath scattered the people | that de - | light in j 
war ; 

3 1 . Then shall the princes come | out of | Egypt : 
the Morians' land shall soon stretch out her | hands | 
unto I God. 

32. Sing unto God, O ye kingdoms | of the | earth i 
O sing I praises | un - to the | Lord. 

33. Who sitteth in the heavens over ail | from the • be - j 
ginning : lo he doth send out His voice, yea, and | that a | 
mighty | voice. 

34. Ascribe ye the power to God | over | Israel : 
His worship, and | strength is | in the | clouds. 

35. O God, wonderful art Thou in Thy | holy | 
places : even the God of Israel ; He will give strength 
and power unto His people ; | bless - | ed be j God. 



DAY 13. 



THE PSALMS. 



133 



(Etienmjj draper* 

Psalm 69. — Salvum me fac, 

SAVE I me, O | God : for the waters are come in, j 
even | unto my | soul. 

2. I stick fast in the deep mire, | where no | ground is : 
I am come into deep waters, | so * that the | floods run j 
over me. 

3. I am weary of crying ; my | throat is | diy : my 
sight faileth me for waiting so [ long up - | on my | God. 

4. They that hate me without a cause are more than 
the hairs | of my I head : they that are mine enemies, 
and would de - | stroy me | guiltless, are | mighty. 

5. I paid them the things that I | never | took : 
God, Thou knowest my simpleness, and my faults J 
are not | hid from | Thee. 

6. Let not them that trust in Thee, O Lord God 
of hosts, be ashamed | for my | cause : let not those 
that seek Thee be confounded through me, j O Lord | 
God of I Israel. 

7. And why ? for Thy sake have I | suffer' d re - | 
proof : shame | hath I cover' d my | face. 

8. I am become a stranger | unto my j brethren : 
even an alien | unto my | mother's | children. 

9. For the zeal of Thine house hath | even | eaten me : 
and the rebukes of them that rebuked | Thee are | 
fall — en up - j on me. 

10. I wept, and chastened my - | self with | fasting : 
and that was | turned to | my re - | proof. 



134 THE PSALMS. DAY 1 3. 

11. I put on I sackcloth ] also : and | they | jes -- ted up - | 
on me. 

12. They that sit in the gate | speak a - | gainst me : 
and the drunkards | make | songs up - | on me. 

13. But Lord, I make my prayer | unto | Thee; 
in I an ac - I ceptable I time. 

14. Hear me, O God, in the multitude j of Thy | 
mercy : even in the | truth of [ Thy sal - | vation. 

15. Take me out of the mire, | that I | sink not : 
O let me be delivered from them that hate me, and | 
out * of the I deep | waters. 

16. Let not the water-flood drown me, neither let 
the deep I swallow me | up : and let not the pit | shut her | 
mouth up - ] on me. 

17. Hear me, O Lord, for Thy loving kindness | is | 
comfortable : turn Thee unto me according to the | 
multitude | of Thy ] mercies. 

18. And hide not Thy face from Thy servant, for I | 
am in | trouble : | haste | Thee, and | hear me. 

1 9. Draw nigh unto my ] soul, and | save it : O deliver 
me, be - J cause | of mine | enemies. 

20. Thou hast known my reproof, my shame, and j 
my dis - J honour : mine adversaries | are all | in Thy | 
sight. 

2 1 . Thy rebuke hath broken my heart ; I am | full of | 
heaviness : I looked for some to have pity on me, but 
there was no man, neither found I | any to | comfort ( me. 

22. They gave me | gall to | eat : and when I was 
thirsty they gave me | vine - | gar to | drink. 



DAY 13. THE PSALMS. I35 

23. Let their table be made a snare to take them - | 
selves with - | al : and let the things that should have 
been for their wealth, be unto them | an oc - | ca — sion of | 
falling. 

24. Let their eyes be blinded | that they | see not : 
and ever | bow Thou | down their | backs. 

25. Pour out Thine indig - | na_-_tion up - | on them : 
and let Thy wrathful dis - | pleasure | take hold | 
of them. 

26. Let their habit - | ation be | void : and no man to | 
dwell I in their | tents. 

27. For they persecute him whom | Thou hast | 
smitten : and they talk how they may vex | them whom | 
Thou hast | wounded. 

28. Let them fall from one wickedness | to an - | 
other : and not | come in - | to Thy | righteousness. 

29. Let them be wiped out of the book | of the | 
living : and not be | written a - | mong the | righteous. 
( Major.) 

30. As for me, when I am poor | and in | heavi- 
ness : Thy help, O | God, shall | lift me | up. 

31. I will praise the Name of God | with a | 
song : and magni - | fy it with | thanks - | giving. 

32. This also shall | please the | Lord : better than 
a bullock I that hath | horns and | hoofs. 

33. The humble shall consider this, | and be | glad : 
seek ye aftei God, | and your ) soul shall | live. 

34. For the Lord | hear eth the | poor : and des - | 
piseth I not His | prisoners. 



I36 THE PSALMS. DAY 14. 

35. Let heaven and earth | praise | Him : the sea, and | 
all that I moveth there - | in. 

36. For God will save Sion, and build the | cities of [ 
Judah : that men may dwell there, and | have it | 
in pos - I session. 

37. The posterity also of His servants | shall in - | herit 
it : and they that love His | Name shall j dwell there - | in. 

Psalm 70. — Deus in adjutorium. 

HASTE Thee, O God, | to de - | liver me : make 
haste to I help I me, O | Lord. 

2. Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek | 
after my | soul : let them be turned backward and put 
to con - I fusion that | wish me | evil. 

3. Let them for their reward be soon | brought to | 
shame : that cry | over me, | There, ] there. [Major.) 

4. But let all those that seek Thee be joyful and j 
glad in | Thee : and let all such as delight in' Thy 
salvation say | al — way, The | Lord be | praised. 

5. As for me, I am poor | and in ] misery : haste 
Thee I unto | me, O | God. 

6. Thou art my helper, and J my re - | deemer : | 
Lord, make j no long | tarrying. 

Day i 4 . S^ormno: pram. 

Psalm 71. — In te, Domine, speravu 

TN Thee O Lord, have I put my trust, let me never 
be put I to con - j fusion : but rid me, and deliver me 



DAY 14. THE PSALMS. 1 37 

in Thy righteousness ; incline Thine ear | unto | me, and | 
save me. 

2. Be Thou my strong hold, whereunto I may j 
al — way re - | sort : Thou hast promised to help me, foi 
Thou art my house of de - | fence, | and my | castle. 

3. Deliver me O my God, out of the hand 
of the un - | god - | iy : out of the hand of the un - | 
right — eous and | cruel | man. 

4. For Thou, O Lord God, art the tiling' | that I j 
long for : Thou art my hope, | even | from my | youth. 

5. Through Thee have I been holden up ever since ! 
I was I born : Thou art He that took me out of 
my mother's womb ; my praise | shall be | always | of 
Thee. 

6. I am become as it were a monster | unto | many : 
but my I sure trust | is in J Thee. 

7. O let my mouth be filled | with Thy | praise : that I 
may sing of Thy glory and | honour | all the day | long. 

8. Cast me not away in the | time of | age : forsake 
me not | when my | strength | faileth me. 

9. For mine enemies speak against me, and they that lay 
wait for my soul take their counsel to - j gether, | 
saying-: God hath forsaken him ; persecute him and take 
him, for there is I none | to de - | liver him. 

10. Go not far from | me, O | God : my God, | 
haste j Thee to | help me. 

11. Let them be confounded and perish that are a - | 
gainst my | soul : let them be covered with shame and 
dishonour that [ seek to | do me | evil. 



138 THE PSALMS. DAY 1 4. 

12. As for me, I will patiently a - | bide | alway : 
and wili I praise Thee | more and | more. 

13. My mouth shall daily speak of Thy righteousness | 
and sal - | vation : for I | know no | end there - | of. 

1 4. I will go forth in the strength of the J Lord | 
God : and will mention | of Thy | righteousness | 
only. 

1 5. Thou O God, hast taught me from my youth up j 
until j now : therefore will I tell | of Thy | wondrous | 

works. 

16. Forsake me not O God, in mine old age, when I | 
am gray - | headed : until I have showed Thy strength 
unto this generation, and Thy power to all them | that are | 
yet • for to | come. 

17. Thy righteousness O God, is | very | high : and 
great things are they that Thou hast done ; O God, | 
who is I like unto ( Thee ? 

18. O what great troubles and adversities hast Thou 
showed me ! and yet didst Thou turn | and re - | 
fresh me : yea, and broughtest me from the | deep • of the | 
earth a - | gain. 

19. Thou hast brought me to | great | honour : and 
comforted I me on I every | side. 

20. Therefore will I praise Thee, and Thy faithfulness 
O God, playing upon an instru - j ment of | musick : unto 
Thee will I sing upon the harp, O Thou | Holy | One of [ 
Israel. 

21. My lips will be fain when I | sing unto | Thee : 
and so will my soul | whom Thou | hast de - | liver' d. 



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THE PSALMS. 



139 



22. My tongue also shall talk of Thy righteousness | 
all the • day j long : for they are confounded and brought 
unto shame that j seek to | do me | evil. 

Psalm 72. — Deus, judicium. 

GIVE the King Thy judgments, | O | God : and 
Thy righteousness J un - to the | King's | son. 

2. Then shall He judge Thy people according j unto j 
right : and | de - | fend the | poor. 

3. The mountains also j shall bring | peace : and the 
little hills righteous - | ness un - j to the | people. 

4. He shall keep the simple folk | by their | right : 
defend the children of the poor, and | pun ish the | wrong j 
doer. 

5. They shall fear Thee, as long as the sun and j 
moon en - | dureth : from one gener - j ation j to an- | 
other. 

6. He shall come down like the rain into a | fleece of j 
wool : even as the | drops that ] wa ter the | earth. 

7.. In his time shall the | righteous | flourish : yea, and 
abundance of peace, so long | as the j moon en - | dureth. 

8. His dominion shall be also from the one sea | to the | 
other : and from the flood j un to the | world's j end. 

9. They that dwell in the wilderness shall J kneel be - | 
fore Him : his ene - J mies shall | lick the j dust. 

10. The kings of Tharsis and of the isles j shall give | 
presents : the kings of Arabia and j Saba | shall bring | 
gifts. 



14a THE PSALMS. DAY 1 4. 

11. All kings shall fall | down be - | fore Him : all | 
nations shall | do Him | service. 

12. For He shall deliver the poor | when he | crieth : 
the needy also, and | him that | hath no j helper. 

13. He shall be favourable to the | simple and j needy : 
and shall preserve the | souls | of the | poor. 

1 4. He shall deliver their souls from | faise hood and j 
wrong : and dear shall their | blood be | in His | sight. 

1 5. He shall live, and unto Him shall be given of 
the gold j of A - I rabia : prayer shall be made even unto 
Him, and | daily shall | He be | praised. 

16. There shall be an heap of corn in the earth, 
high up - j on the | hills : his fruit shall shake like 
Libanus, and shall be green in the city like j grass up - j 
on the I earth. 

17. His Name shall endure for ever; His Name shall 
remain under the SUI1 a - | mong the * pos - [ terities : which 
shall be blessed through him ; and all the | heathen shall j 
praise | Him. 

18. Blessed be the Lord God, even the | God of | 
Israel : which only | doeth | wondrous | things ; 

19. And blessed be the Name of His Majesty | for \ 
ever : and all the earth shall be filled with His Majesty. | 
Amen, | A - j men. 

<Eb enmg; draper* 

Psalm 73. — Quam bonus Israel ! 

TRULY God is loving | unto | Israel : even unto 
such as I are - of a I clean I heart. 



DAY 14. THE PSALMS. I41 

2. Nevertheless, my feet were | almost | gone : my j 
treadings had | well-nigh | slipt. 

3. And why ? I was grieved | at the | wicked : I do 
also see the un - | godly in | such pros - | perity. 

4. For they are in no | peril of | death : but | are | 
lusty and | strong. 

5. They come in no misfortune like | other | folk : 
neither are they | plagued like | other | men. 

6. And this is the cause that they are so | holden with | 
pride : and | over - | whelmed with | cruelty. 

7. Their eyes I swell with | fatness : and they do I 
even | what they | lust. 

8. They corrupt other, and speak of | wicked | bias - 
phemy : their talking is a - | gainst the | most | High. 

9. For they stretch forth their mouth | un to the | 
heaven : and their , tongue | goeth | through the | world. 

10. Therefore fall the people | unto | them : and thereout 
suck ] they no | small ad - | vantage. 

1 1 . Tush say they, how should | God per - | ceive it : 
is there knowledge | in the | most ] High ? 

12. Lo, these are the ungodly, these prosper in the 
world, and these have riches | in pos - | session : and I 
said, Then have I cleansed my heart in vain, and washed 
mine | hands in | innocen - | cy. 

1 3. All the day long have J I been j punish'd : and | 
chastened | every | morning. 

1 4. Yea, and I had almost said | even as | they : but 
lo, then I should have condemned the gener - | ation | of 
thy j children. 



142 THE PSALMS. DAY 14 

1 5. Then thought I to | understand | this : but it | was 
too I hard | for me, 

1 6. Until I went into the sanctu - | ary of | God : 
then understood I the | end of | these | men ; 

17. Namely, how Thou dost set them in | slippery | 
places : and castest them down, | and de - | stroyest | 
them. 

18. Oh how suddenly do | they con - | sume : perish, 
and I come — to a | fearful | end. 

1 9. Yea, even like as a dream when | one a - | waketh : 
so shalt Thou make their image to | vanish | out — of the j 
city. 

20. Thus my I heart was | grieved : and it went | 
even | through my | reins. 

21. So foolish was I, | and | ignorant : even as it | 
were a | beast be - | fore Thee. 

22. Nevertheless, I am | alway | by Thee : for Thou 
hast holden | me by | my right | hand. 

23. Thou shalt guide me j with Thy | counsel : and 
after that re - | ceive | me with | glory. 

24. Whom have I in | heaven but | Thee : and there is 
none upon earth that I desire | in com - | parison | of 
Thee. 

25. My flesh and my | heart | faileth : but God 
is the strength of my heart, | and my | por tion for j 
ever. 

26. For lo, they that forsake | Thee shall | perish : 
Thou hast destroyed all them that commit form* - | ca — 
tion a - I gainst | Thee. 



DAY 14. THE PSALMS. ^3 

27. But it is good for me to hold me fast by God, to 
put my trust in the | Lord [ God : and to speak of all 
Thy works in the gates | of the | daughter of | Sion. 

Psalm 74. — Ut quid, Deus P 

OGOD, wherefore art Thou absent | from us • so | 
long : why is Thy wiath so hot against the | 
sheep I of Thy | pasture ? 

2. O think upon Thy | congre - | gation : whom Thou 
hast purchased, | and re - | deem - ed of old. 

3. Think upon the tribe of | Thine in - | heritance : 
and mount Sion, | wherein | Thou hast | dwelt. 

4. Lift up Thy feet, that Thou mayest utterly destroy | 
every | enemy : which hath done | evil | in Thy | 
sanctuary. 

5. Thine adversaries roar in the midst of Thy | congre - | 
gations : and set | up their | banners for | tokens. 

6. He that hewed timber afore out of the j thick | 
trees : was known to bring it | to an | excellent | 
work. 

7. But now they break down all the carved | work 
there - | of : with | ax - | es and | hammers. 

8. They have set fire upon Thy | holy | places : and 
have defiled the dwelling-place of Thy Name, | even | 
un — to the | ground. 

9. Yea, they said in their hearts, Let us make havoc of 
them I alto - [ get her : thus have they burnt up all the 
houses of I God I in the | land. 

I o. We see not our tokens, there is not one | prophet j 



144 THE PSALMS. DAY 14. 

more : no, not one is there among us, that under . j 
standeth | any | more. 

11. O God, how long shall the adversary do | this 
dis - I honour : how long shall the enemy bias - | pheme 
Thy I Name, for j ever ? 

1 2. Why withdrawest | Thou Thy | hand : why 
pluckest Thou not Thy right hand out of Thy bosom | to 
con - j sume the | enemy? (Major.) 

13. For God is my | King of j old : the help that is 
done upon earth He | doeth | it Him - [ self. 

1 4. Thou didst divide the sea | through Thy | power : 
Thou breakest the heads of the | dragons ] in the j 
waters. 

15. Thou smotest the heads of Leyia - ] than in j 
pieces : and gavest him to be meat for the | people | in the j 
wilderness. 

16. Thou broughtest out fountains and waters Gilt 
of the I hard | rocks : Th.OU | driedst up | mighty j 
waters. 

1 7. The day is Thine, and the | night is | Thine : 
Thou hast prepared the | light I and the | sun. 

18. Thou hast set all the borders | of the | earth: TllOU| 
hast made | summer and | winter. 

19. Remember this, O Lord, how the enemy j hath 
re - j buked : and how the foolish people | hath bias - | 
phemed Thy | Name. 

20. O deliver not the soul of Thy turtle-dove unto the 
multitude I of the ] enemies : and forget not the congre- 
gation I of the I poor for | ever. 



DAY 15. THE PSALMS. 14- 

21. Look up - [ on the I covenant : for all the 
earth is full of darkness, and | cruel ( habit - | ations. 

22. O let not the simple go a - | way a - | shamed : 
but let the poor and needy give | praise un - | to Thy | 
Name. 

23. Arise, O God, maintain [ Thine own | cause : 
remember how the foolish j man bias - | phemeth Thee | 
daily. 

24. Forget not the voice | of Thine | enemies : 
the presumption of them that hate Thee increaseth | 
ever | more and | more. 

Day 15. Scorning; draper* 

Psalm 75. — Cotijitebimur tibl. 

UNTO Thee, O God, do | we give | thanks : 
yea unto | Thee do | we give | thanks. 

2. Thy Name also | is so | nigh : and that do Thy | 
wondrous | works de - | clare. 

3. When I receive the | congre - | gation : I shall 
judge ac - I cording | unto | right. 

4. The earth is weak, and all the inhabit - | ers there - j 
of : I bear | up the | pillars | of it. 

5. I said unto the fools, Deal | not so j madly : and to 
the ungodly, | Set not | up your | horn. 

6. Set not up your | horn on | high : and | speak not | 
with a • stiff j neck. 

7. For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor | 
fjom the I west : nor | yet | from the | south. 



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8. And why ? | God • is the | Judge : He putteth 
down one, and | setteth | up an - | other. 

9. For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the | 
wine is | red : it is full mixed, and He | poureth | 
out • of the I same. 

10. As for the I dregs there - | of : all the ungodly 
of the earth shall drink | them, and | suck them | out. 

11. But I will talk of the I God of | Jacob : and | 
praise | Him for | ever. 

12. All the horns of the ungodly also | will I | break : 
and the horns of the ] righteous shall | be ex - | alted. 



Psalm 76. — Notus in Judaa. 

IN Jewry is | God | known : His | Name is | great in | 
Israel. 

2. At Salem I is His | taber-nacle : and His | dwell - | 
ing in | Sion. 

3. There brake He the arrows | of the | bow : 
the shield, the | sword, | and the | battle. 

4. Thou art of more | hon - our and | might : 
than the I hills I of the | robbers. 

5. The proud are robbed, they have | slept their i 
sleep : and all the men whose hands were | migh- ty have | 
found I nothing, 

6. At Thy rebuke, O j God of | Jacob : both the | 
chariot and | horse are | fallen. 

7. Thou, even Thou [ art to • be | feared : and who 
may stand in Thy | sight when | Thou art | angry ? 



DAY 15. THE PSALMS. I47 

8. Thou didst cause Thy judgment to be | heard from | 
heaven : the earth | trembled, | and was | still. 

9. When God. a - | rose to | judgment : and to help | 
all the I meek up — on | earth. 

• 10. The fierceness of man shall | turn to • Thy | 
praise : and the fierceness of | them shalt | Thou re - | 
frain. 

11. Promise unto the Lord your God, and keep it, 
all ye that are | round a - | bout Him : bring presents unto | 
Him that | ought to be | feared. 

12. He shall refrain the | spirit of | princes : and is 
wonderful a - | mong the | kings • of the | earth. 

Psalm 77. — Voce mea ad Dominum. 

I WILL cry unto God | with my | voice : even unto 
God will I cry with my voice, and | He shall | 
heark — en un - | to me. 

2. In the time of my trouble I | sought the | Lord : 
my sore ran, and ceased not in the night-season : my | 
soul re - I fused ] comfort. 

3. When I am in heaviness, I will | think up — on | 
God : when my heart is | vexed, I | will com - | plain. 

4. Thou holdest I mine eyes | waking : I am so feeble, | 
that I I cannot | speak. 

5. I have considered the | days of | old : and the | 
years | that are | past. 

6. I call to remembrance | my | song : and in the 
night I commune with mine own heart, and | search | 
out my I spirits. 



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7. Will the Lord absent Him - | self for | ever : 
and will He | be no | more in - | treated ? 

8. Is His mercy clean | gone for | ever : and is His 
promise come utterly to an | end for | ever - | more ? 

9. Hath God forgotten | to be | gracious : and will 
He shut up His loving - | kindness I in dis - | pleasure ? 

10. And I said, It is mine | own in - ] firmity : but 
I will remember the years of the Bight | Hand * of the | 
most I Highest. 

11. I will remember the works | of the | Lord : 
and call to mind Thy | wonders of | old [ time. 

12. I will think also of | all Thy j works : and 
my talking | shall be | of Thy j doings. 

1 3. Thy way, O | God, is j holy : who is so great a j 
God as j our j God. 

1 4. Thou art the God that j doeth | wonders : and 
hast declared Thy j power a - j mong the j people. 

1 5. Thou hast mightily de - | liver' d Thy J people : 
even the j sons of j Jacob and | Joseph. 

16. The waters saw Thee, O God, the waters saw 
Thee, and j were a - | fraid : the j depths al - | so were j 
troubled. 

1 7. The clouds poured out water, the | air | thunder'd : 
and thine j arrows j went a - j broad. 

18. The voice of Thy thunder was heard | round a - | 
bout : the lightnings shone upon the ground ; the earth, was | 
mov — ed, and | shook with - | al. 

19. Thy way is in the sea, and Thy paths in the | 
great j waters : and Thy | footsteps | are not | known. 



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20. Thou leddest Thy | people like | sheep : by the j 
hand of I Moses and I Aaron. 



(Evening; draper. 

Psalm 78. — Attendit, popule. 

HEAR lily law, | O my | people : incline your 
ears unto the | words | of my | mouth. 

2. I will open my mouth [in a ] parable : I will 
declare hard ] senten - | ces of | old. 

3. Which we have | heard and | known : and such j 
as our J fathers have | told us ; 

4. That we should not hide them from the children of 
the gener - ] ations to | come : but to show the honour of 
the Lord, His mighty and wonderful | works that | 
He hath | done. 

5. He made a covenant with Jacob, and gave Isra - | 
el a j law : which He commanded our fore - | fathers to | 
teach their | children ; 

6. That their posteri - | ty might | know it : and the 
children J which were | yet un - | born ; 

7. To the intent that when | they came | up : they 
might I show their | chil dren the | same ; 

8. That they might put their | trust in | God : and not 
to forget the works of God, but to | keep | His com - | 
mandments ; 

9. And not to be as their forefathers, a faithless and 
stubborn I gener - | ation : a generation that set not their 



150 THE PSALMS. DAY 1 5. 

heart aright, and whose spirit cleaveth not | steadfastly | 
unto I God ; 

10. Like as the | chil dren of | Ephraim : who being 
harnessed, and carrying bows, turned themselves back | 
in the | day of | battle. 

11. They kept not the | covenant of j God : and 
would not I walk | in His ( law. 

12. But forgat what | He had | done : and the 
wonderful works that | He had | showed | for them. 

13. Marvellous things did He in the sight of our fore- 
fathers, in the I land of | Egypt : even J in the | field of | 
Zoan. 

1 4. He divided the sea, and let | them go [ through : 
He made the waters to | stand | on an j heap. 

15. In the day-time also He led them | with a | 
cloud : and all the night through | with a | light of | fire. 

16. He clave the hard rocks | in the | wilderness : 
and gave them drink thereof, as it had been | out ■ of the | 
great | depth. 

17. He brought waters out of the | stony | rock : 
so that it gushed | out | like the | rivers. 

1 8. Yet for all this they sinned [ more a - | gainst him : 
and provoked the most | Highest | in the | wilderness ? 

1 9. They tempted Gk)& j in their j hearts : and required | 
meat | for their | lust. 

20. They spake against God | also, | saying : Shall 
God prepare a [ table | in the | wilderness ? 

21. He smote the stony rock indeed, that the water 
gushed out, and the streams \ flow - ed with - | al : 



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but can He give bread also, or pro - | vide flesh | for His | 
people ? 

22. When the Lord heard this, | He was | wroth : 
so the fire was kindled in Jacob, and there came 
up heavy dis - | pleasure a - | gainst | Israel ; 

23. Because they believed j not in | God : and put 
not their | trust | in His | help. 

24. So He commanded the | clouds a - | bove : and | 
open — ed the | doors of | heaven. 

25. He rained down manna also upon them | for to | 
eat : and | gave them | food from | heaven. 

26. So man did eat | angels' | food : for He | 
sent them | meat e - | nough. 

27. He caused the east wind to blow | under | heaven : 
and through His power He brought [ in the | south-west | 
wind. 

28. He rained flesh upon them as [ thick as j dust : 
and feathered fowls like ] as the | sand * of the ] sea. 

29. He let it fall a - | mong their [ tents : even 
round a - | bout their j habit - | ation. 

30. So they did eat, and were well filled ; for He gave 
them their I own de - | sire : they were not disap - | 
pointed | of their | lust. 

31. But while the meat was yet in their mouths, the 
heavy wrath of God came upon them, and slew the [ 
wealthiest | of them : yea, and smote down the chosen | 
men that | were in [ Israel. 

32. But for all this they | sinned yet | more : and 
believed | not His | wondrous | works. 

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152 THE PSALMS. DAY 1 5, 

33. Therefore their days did He con - j sume in | 
vanity : and | their | years in | trouble. 

34. When He slew them, | they | sought him : and 
turned them early, and in - | quired | after | God. 
( Change. ) 

35. And they remembered that God | was their ! 
strength : and that the high God | was | their Re - | 
deemer. 

36. Nevertheless, they did but flatter Him | with their j 
mouth : and dissembled | with Him | in their | tongue. 

37. For their heart was not | whole with | him : 
neither continued they | steadfast ] in His | covenant. 

38. But He was so merciful, that He for - | gave their j 
misdeeds : and | — de - | stroyed them j not. 

39. Yea, many a time turned He His | wrath a - j 
way : and would not suffer His whole dis - | pleasure | 
to a - ] rise. 

40. For He considered that they | were but J flesh : 
and that they were even a wind that passeth away, and | 
cometh J not a - | gain. 

41. Many a time did they provoke Him | in the j 
wilderness : and grieved | Him | in the [ desert. 

42. They turned back, and j tempted | God : and 
moved the | Holy | One in | Israel. 

43. They thought not | of His | hand : and of the 
day when He delivered them from the ] hand of the | 
ene - ) my ; 

44. How he had wrought His | miracles in | Egypt : 
and His wonders | in the | field of | Zoan. 



DAY 15. THE PSALMS. 1 53 

45. He turned their waters | into | blood : so that they | 
might not | drink ■ of the | rivers. 

46. He sent lice among them, and de - | vour'd them | 
up : and I frogs I to de - [ stroy them. 

47. He gave their fruit | un ^ to the | caterpillar : 
and their [ labour ( un — to the | grasshopper. 

48. He destroyed their | vines with | hailstones : 
and their mulberry - | trees | with the | frost. 

49. He smote their cattle | al — so with | hailstones : 
and their flocks | with hot | thunder - j bolts. 

50. He cast upon them the furiousness of His wrath, 
anger, dis - | pleasure, and | trouble : and sent evil | 
an - gels a - | mong [ them. 

51. He made a way to His indignation, and spared not 
their | soul from J death : but gave their life | over | 
to the J pestilence ; 

52. And smote all the first - | born in | Egypt : 
the most principal and mightiest | in the | dwellings of [ 
Ham. (Change.) 

53. But as for His own people, He led them | forth 
like I sheep : and carried them in the [ wilderness | like a | 
flock. 

54. - He brought them out safely, that they | should not | 
fear : and overwhelmed their [ enemies | with the | sea. 

55. And brought them within the borders of His | 
sanctu - I ary : even to His mountain which He purchased | 
with His I right | hand. 

56. He cast out the heathen | al so be - | fore thein : 
caused their land to be divided among them for an heri- 



154 THE PSALMS. DAY 1 5. 

tage, and made the tribes of Israel to | dwell | in their j 
tents. 

57. So they tempted, and displeased the [ most high | 
God : and kept | not His | testi - | monies ; 

58. But turned their backs, and fell away | like their ] 
forefathers : starting aside | like a [ broken | bow. 

59. For they grieved Kim with | their hill - | altars : 
and provoked Him to dis - | pleasure | with their j images. 

60. When God heard this, | He was | wroth : and 
took [ sore dis - | pleasure at | Israel. 

61. So that He forsook the taber - | nacle in | Silo : 
even the tent that He had [ pitched a - I mong | men. 

62. He delivered their power f into cap - | tivity : and 
their beauty j in to the | enemy's | hand. 

63. He gave His people over also | un -*-to the | sword : 
d was I wroth with | His in - | heritance. 

64. The fire consumed | their young | men : and their 
maidens I were not J given to | marriage. 

65. Their priests were slain | with the | sword : and 
there were no widows to [ make | lamen - [ tation. 

66. So the Lord awaked as one f out of | sleep : and 
like a I giant re - | freshed with | wine. 

67. He smote His enemies in the | hinder | parts : and 
put them I to a per - | petual | shame. 

68. He refused the taber - | nacle of J Joseph : and 
chose I not the I tribe of | Ephraim ; 

69. But chose the I tribe of | Judah : even the hill of j 
Sion I which He | loved. 

70. And there He built His | temple on | high : and 



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laid the foundation of it like the ground, which | He hath | 
made con - | tinually. 

71. He chose David | also His | servant : and took 
Mm a - I way | from the | sheepfolds. 

72. As he was following the ewes great with young 
ones I He [ took him : that he might feed Jacob His 
people, and | Israel | His in - | heritance. 

73. So He fed them with a faithful | and true | heart : 
and ruled them prudent - | ly with | all His J power. 

day 16. Scorning; draper* 

Psalm 79* — Deus, venerunt. 

OGOD, the heathen are come into | Thine in - | 
heritance : Thy holy temple have they defiled, and 
made Jerasa - | lem an | heap of | stones. 

2. The dead bodies of Thy servants have they^iven to 
be meat unto the fowls | of the j air : and the flesh of Thy 
saints [ un -2- to the | beasts * of the | land. 

3. Their blood have they shed like water on every side | 
of Je - I rusalem : and there was no | man to | bury | them. 

4. We are become an open shame | to our ) enemies : 
a very scorn and derision unto them | that are | round 
a - I bout us. 

5. Lord, how long wilt | Thou be | angry : shall Thy 
jealousy I burn like | fire for | ever ? 

6. Pour not Thine indignation upon the heathen that | 
have not | known Thee : and upon the kingdoms that have 
not I cal ^ led up - | on Thy ] Name. 



156 THE PSALMS. DAY 16. 

7. For they have de - | voured | Jacob : and laid | 

waste his | dwelling - | place. 

8. O remember not our old sins, but have mercy upon 
us, j and that | soon : for we are | come to | great | misery. 

9. Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory | of 
Thy I Name : O deliver us, and be merciful unto our sins, | 
for Thy I Name's | sake. 

I o. Wherefore do the | heathen | say : Where | — is j 
now their | God ? 

11. O let the vengeance of Thy servants' blood | that 
is j shed : be openly showed upon the | heathen | in our | 
sight. 

12. O let the sorrowful sighing of the prisoners | come 
be - j fore Thee : according to the greatness of Thy power, 
preserve Thou those that | are ap - | point -2- ed to | die. 

13. And for the blasphemy wherewith our neighbours 
have ^las - I phemed | Thee : reward Thou them, O 
Lord, I sevenfold ] into their | bosom. 

1 4. So we, that are Thy people, and sheep of Thy 
pasture, shall give Thee | thanks for | ever : and will 
alway be showing forth Thy praise from gener - | ation 
to I gener - | ation. 

Psalm 80. — Qui regis Israel. 

HEAR, O Thou Shepherd of Israel, Thou that leadest 
Joseph I like a | sheep : show Thyself also, Thou 
that sittest up - j on the | cheru - | bims. 

2. Before Ephraim, Benjamin, | and Ma - | nasses : stir 
up Thy strength, and j come, ar;d | help J us. 



DAY 1 6. THE PSALMS. X57 

3. Turn US a - I gain, O | God : show the light of Thy 
countenance, | and we | shah be | whole. 

4. O Lord I God of | hosts : how long wilt Thou be 
angry I with Thy | people that | prayeth ? 

5. Thou feedest them with the | bread of | tears : and 
givest them plenteous - | ness of | tears to | drink. 

6. Thou hast made us a very strife | unto our | neigh- 
bours : and our | enemies | laugh ■ us to | scorn. 

7. Turn us again, Thou | God of | hosts : show the 
light of Thy countenance, | and we | shall be [ whole. 

8. Thou hast brought a vine | out of | Egypt : Thou 
hast cast out the | heathen, and | planted [ it. 

9. Thou madest | room for | it : and when it had 
taken I root it | filled the | land. 

10. The hills were covered with the | shadow | of it : 
and the boughs thereof were like the j goodly | cedar - | trees. 

1 1 . She stretched out her branches | un to the | sea : 
and her I boughs | un to the | river. 

12. Why hast Thou then broken | down her | hedge : 
that all they that go | by pluck | off her | grapes. 

13. The wild boar out of the wood doth | root it | 
up : and the wild beasts | of the | field de - | vour it. 

1 4. Turn Thee again, Thou God of hosts, look | 
down from | heaven : be - | hold, and | visit this | vine ; 

15. And the place of the vineyard that Thy right | 
hand hath | planted : and the branch that Thou madest so | 
strong I for Thy - | self. 

16. It is burnt with fire, | and cut | down : and they 
shall perish at the re - | buke | of Thy | countenance. 



158 THE PSALMS. DAY 1 6. 

17. Let Thy hand be upon the man of Thy | right | 
hand : and upon the son of man, whom Thou madest so | 
strong for | Thine own | self. 

18. And so will not we go | back from | Thee : 
O let us live, and we shall | call up - | on Thy | Name. 

19. Turn us again, O Lord | God of j hosts : show 
the light of Thy countenance, | and we | shall be | whole. 



Psalm 8 1 . — Exultate Deo. 




ING we merrily unto | God our | strength : make a 
cheerful noise I un - to the I God of I Jacob. 



2. Take the psalm, bring | hither the | tabret : 
the merry I harp | with the | lute. 

3. Blow up the trumpet | in the • new | moon : even 
in the time appointed, and up - | on our | solemn feast - | day. 

4. For this was made a | statute for | Israel : and a | 
law • of the | God of | Jacob. 

5. This he ordained in Joseph | for a | testimony : 
when he came out of the land of Egypt, and had | heard a j 
strange | language. 

6. I eased his shoulder | from the | burden : and his 
hands were de - | livered from | mak — ing the | pots. 

7. Thou calledst upon me in troubles, and I de - | 
livered | thee : and heard thee what time as the | storm | 
fell up - [ on thee. 

8. I I proved thee | also : at the | waters | of | strife. 

9. Hear O my people, and I will assure | thee, O | 
Israel : if | thou wilt | hearken un - | to me. 



DAY 1 6. THE PSALMS. 1 59 

10. There shall no strange god | be in | thee : 
neither shalt thou worship | any | other | god. 

11. I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out 
of the I land of | Egypt : open thy mouth | wide, and i 
L shall I fill it. 

12. But my people would not | hear my | voice : 
and Israel | would | not o - | bey me. 

13. So I gave them up unto their | own hearts' j 
lusts : and let them follow their | own i - | magi - | nations. 

14. O that my people would have hearkened | unto , 
me : for if Israel had | walked | in my | ways, 

15. I should soon have put | down their | enemies : 
and turned my | hand a - | gainst their | adversaries. 

16. The haters of the Lord should have been | found | 
liars : but their time | should • have en - | dured for | 
ever. 

17. He should have fed them also with the | 
finest wheat - | flour : and with honey out of the stony 
rock should I I have | satis - | fied thee. 

(Eftem'tiff draper* 

Psalm 82. — Deus stetit. 

GOD standeth in the congre - | gation of | princes : 
He is a |. Judge a - | mong | gods. 

2. How long will ye I give wrong | judgment : 
and accept the | persons | of the • un - | godly. 

3. Defend the | poor and | fatherless : see that such 
as are in need ] and ne - | cessity have | right. 



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DAY 1 6. 



4. Deliver the | out — cast and | poor : save them 
from the ] hand | of the • un - | godly. 

5. They will not be learned nor understand, but walk on j 
still in I darkness : all the foundations of the | earth are | 
out of j course. 

6. I have said, j Ye are | gods : and ye are all the j 
children | of the ■ most | Highest. 

7. But ye shall | die like | men : and | fall like | 
one • of the j princes. 

8. Arise O God, and judge | Thou the | earth : 
for Thou shalt take all | hea — then to | Thine in - j 
heritance. 

Psalm 83. — Deus, quis similis P 

HOLD not Thy tongue, O God, keep | not still | 
silence : refrain | not Thy - | self, O | God. 

2. For lo, Thine enemies | make a | murmuring : 
and they that hate Th.ee have | lift | up their | head. 

3. They have imagined craftily a - | gainst Thy [ 
people : and taken counsel a - | gainst Thy | secret j 
ones. 

4. They have said, Come and let us root them out, 
that they be no | more a j people : and that the name of 
Israel may be no | more | in re - | membrance. 

5. For they have cast their heads together with | 
one con - | sent : and are con - | federate a - | gainst | 
Thee ; 

6. The tabernacles of the Edomites, | and the | 
IshmaeHtes : the Moab - j ites, and | Hagar - | ens ; 



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THE PSALMS. 



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7. Gebal and Ammon, | and | Amalek : the Philis- 
tines, with I them that | dwell at | Tyre. 

8. Assur also is | joined with | them : and have | 
holpen the | children of . Lot. 

9. But do Thou to them as | un - to the | Madianites : 
unto Sisera, and unto Jabin | at the | brook of | 
Kison ; 

10. Who j perished at | Endor : and became | as the | 
dung of the | earth. 

11. Make them and their princes like j Or — eb and | 
Zeb : yea, make all their princes like as | Zeba | and 
Sal - I mana ; 

12. Who say, Let us take | to our - | selves : 
the houses of I God I in pos - | session. 

13. O my God, make them like j un — to a j wheel : 
and as the | stub — ble be - | fore the | wind ; 

1 4. Like as the fire that burnetii | up the i 
wood : and as the flame | that con - | sum- eth the | 
mountains. 

15. Persecute them even SO | with Thy | tempest : and 
make them a - | fraid | with Thy | storm. 

16. Make their faces a - | shamed, O J Lord : that | 
they may | seek Thy | Name. 

17. Let them be confounded and vexed ever - | more 
and I more : let them be | put to | shame, and ] 
perish. 

18. And they shall know that Thou, whose Name | is 
Je - I hovah : are only the most Highest | over | all the | 
earth. 



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Psalm 84. — Quam dilecta! 

OHOW amiable | are Thy | dwellings : Thou | 
Lord I — of I hosts ! 

2. My soul hath a desire and longing to enter into the | 
courts • of the | Lord : my heart and my flesh rejoice | 
in the | living | God. 

3. Yea, the sparrow hath found her an house, and the 
swallow a nest where she may | lay her | young : even 
Thy altars, O Lord of hosts, my | King | and my | God. 

4. Blessed are they that dwell | in Thy | house : they 
will be I alway [ praising | Thee. 

5. Blessed is the man whose strength. | is in | Thee : in 
whose I heart | are Thy ] ways. 

6. Who going through the vale of miseiy use it | for a | 
well : and the | pools are | filled with | water. 

7. They will go from | strength to | strength : and unto 
the God of gods appeareth every | one of | them in | Sion. 

8. O Lord God of hosts | hear my | prayer : hearken, | 
O I God of I Jacob. 

9. Behold O God I our de - | fender : and look upon 
the I face of | Thine A - | nointed. 

10. For one day | in Thy ] courts : is | better | than 
a I thousand. 

11. I had rather be a door-keeper in the | house of • my j 
God : than to dwell in the | tents | of un - | godliness. 

12. For the Lord God is a light | and de - | fence : 

the Lord will give grace and worship, and no good thing 
shdl He withhold from them that | live a | godly | life. 



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13. O Lord I God of I hosts : blessed is the man that | 
putteth his | trust in | Thee. 

Psalm 85.* — Benedixisti y D amine. 

LORD, Thou art become gracious | unto Thy | land : 
Thou hast turned away the cap - | tivi - | ty of" j 

Jacob. 

2. Thou hast forgiven the offence j of Thy | people : 
and I covered | all their | sins. 

3. Thou hast taken away all | Thy dis - | pleasure : 
and turned Thyself from Thy | wrathful | indig - | nation. 

4. Turn us then, O | God our | Saviour : and let 
Thine | anger | cease from | us. 

5. Wilt Thou be displeased at | us for | ever : and 
wilt Thou stretch out Thy wrath from one gener - | ation | 
to an - I other ? 

6. Wilt Thou not turn a - | gain, and | quicken us : 
that Thy people | may re - | joice in | Thee ? 

7. Show us Thy I mercy, O | Lord : and | grant us | 
Thy sal - | vation. 

8. I will hearken what the Lord God will say con - j 
cerning \ me : for He shall speak peace unto His people, 
and to His saints, | that they [ turn not a - | gain. 

9. For His salvation is nigh | them that | fear Him : 
that glory may | dwell | in our | land. 

10. Mercy and truth are | met to - | gether : right- 
eousness and [ peace have | kissed each | other. 

* Proper for Christmas Day. 



164 THE PSALMS. DAY 1 7. 

11. Truth shall flourish ( out • of the | earth : and 
righteousness hath | looked | down from | heaven. 

12. Yea the Lord shall show | loving - ] kindness : and 
Our I land shall | give her | increase. 

13. Righteousness shall | go be - ] fore Him : and He 
shall lirep't His I going | in the ] way. 

Day 17. S^ornmg; draper* 

Psalm 86. — Inclina, Domine, 

BOW down Thine ear, O | Lord, and | hear me : for 
I am | poor, | and in | misery. 

2. Preserve Thou my soul, for [ I am | holy : my God, 
save Thy servant that | putteth his | trust in | Thee. 

3. Be merciful unto ] me, O ] Lord : for I will | call j 
dai-^- ly up - | on Thee. 

4. Comfort the soul | of Thy | servant : for unto Thee, 
O Lord, do | I lift | up my | soul. 

5. For Thou Lord, art ] good and | gracious : and of 
great mercy unto all | them that | call up - | on Thee. 

6. Give ear Lord, ] unto my | prayer : and ponder the 
voice I of my I humble de - | sires. 

7. In the time of my trouble I will | call upon | Thee : 
for I Thou ] hearest | me. 

8. Among the gods there is none like unto | Thee, O | 
Lord : there is not one that can | do as | Thou | doest. 

9. All nations whom Thou hast made shall come and 
Worship I Thee, O | Lord : and shall | glori - | fy Thy J 
Name. 



DAY 17. THE PSALMS. ^5 

10. For Thou art great, and doest | wondrous | things : 
Thou I art | God a - | lone. 

11. Teach me Thy way, O Lord, and I will walk | 
in Thy | truth : O knit my heart unto Thee, that | I may I 
fear Thy | Name. 

12. I will thank Thee, O Lord my God, with | 
all my | heart : and will praise Thy | Name for ] ever - | 
more. 

13. For great is Thy mercy to - | ward ] me : and 
Thou hast delivered my soul | from the | nethermost | hell. 

1 4. O God, the proud are | ris— en a - | gainst me : 
and the congregations of naughty men have sought after my 
soul, and have not set | Thee be - | fore their | eyes. 

15. But Thou O Lord God, art full of com - | pas- 
sion and J mercy : long-suffering, plenteous in | good- 
ness I and I truth. 

16. O turn Thee then unto me, and have | mer— cy 
up - I on me : give Thy strength unto Thy servant, and 
help the J son | of Thine | handmaid. 

17. Show some token upon me for good, that they who 
hate me may see it, and | be a - | shamed : because Thou 
Lord, hast holpen | me, and | comforted | me. 

Psalm 87. — Fundamenta ejus. 

H ER foundations are upon the | holy | hills : the 
Lord loveth the gates of Sion more than j all the | 
dwellings of | Jacob. 

2. Very excellent things are ] spoken | of Thee : Thou | 
city I of I God. 

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THE PSALMS. 



DAY 17. 



3. I will t hink upon | Rahab and | Babylon : with | 
them that | know | me. 

4. Behold ye the | Philistines | also : and they of Tyre 
with the Morians ; lo, | there was | he | born. 

5. And of Sion it shall be reported, that he was | 
born in | her : and the Most | High shall | stablish [ her. 

6. The Lord shall rehearse it when He writeth | 
up the I people : that | he was | born | there. 

7. The singers also and trumpeters shall | he re - | 
hearse : All my fresh | springs shall | be in | Thee. 

Psalm 88.* — Domlne Deus, 

p f~\ LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and | 
V_>/ night be - | fore Thee : O let my prayer enter 
Into Thy presence, incline Thine ] ear un - | to my j calling. 

2. For my soul is | full of | trouble : and my life j 
draweth | nigh unto | hell. 

3. I am counted as one of them that go down | in v 
to the f pit : and I have been even as a | man that j 
hath no | strength. 

4. Free among the dead, like unto them that are 
wounded, and I lie • in the I grave 1 who are out of remem- 
brance, and are | cut a - | way | from Thy | hand. 

5. Thou hast laid me in the | lowest ] pit : in a place of | 
dark ness, and | in the | deep. 

6. Thine indignation lieth ] hard up - [ on me : and 
Thou hast vexed | me with | all Thy | storms. 

* Proper for Good Friday. 



DAY 17. THE PSALMS. ^7 

7. Thou hast put away mine acquaintance | far from | 
me : and made me to | be ab - | horred | of them. 

8. I am so I fast in | prison : that I | cannot | get | 
forth. 

9. My sight faileth for ] very | trouble : Lord, I have 
called daily upon Thee, I have stretched | forth my | 
hands unto | Thee, 

10. Dost Thou show wonders a - | mong the | 
dead : or shall the dead rise | up a - | gain, and | 
praise Thee ? 

11. Shall Thy loving-kindness be showed ] in the | 
grave : or Thy | faithfulness | in de - | struction ? 

12. Shall Thy wondrous works be known | in the | 
dark : and Thy righteousness in the land where | 
all things ] are for - | gotten ? 

13. Unto Thee have I | cried, O | Lord : and early 
shall my | prayer | come be - | fore Thee. 

14. Lord, why abhorrest | Thou my | soul : and hidest | 
Thou Thy | face | from me ? 

15. I am in misery, and like unto him that is at the | 
point to I die : even from my youth up Thy terrors have 
I suffered | with a | troubled | mind. 

16. - Thy wrathful displeasure | goeth | over me : 
and the I fear of ■ Thee | hath un - | done me. 

17. They came round about me | daily like | water : 
and compassed me to - | gether on | every | side. 

1 8. My lovers and friends hast Thou | put a way | 
from me : and hid mine acquaintance | out | of my | 
sight. 

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DAY I/. 



(Caning; grayer* 

Psalm 89.* — Misericordias Domini. 

MY song shall be alway of the loving -kindness | 
of the I Lord : with my mouth will I ever be 
showing Thy truth from one gener - | ation \ to an - | other. 

2. For I have said, Mercy shall be set | up for | 
ever : Thy truth shalt Thou | stablish | in the | heavens. 

3. I have made a covenant | with my | chosen : 
I have sworn | unto | David my | servant. 

4. Thy seed will I | stablish for | ever : and set up 
Thy throne from one gener - | ation | to an - | other. 

5. O Lord, the very heavens shall praise Thy | 
wondrous j works : and Thy truth in the congre - j 
gation I of the | saints. 

6. For who is lie a - | mong the | clouds : that shall 
be com - I pared | unto the | Lord ? 

7. And what is he a - | mong the | gods : that shall be [ 
like un - J to the | Lord ? 

8. God is very greatly to be feared in the council | 
of the I saints : and to be had in reverence of all | 
them that • are | round a - | bout Him. 

9. O Lord God of hosts, who is | like unto | Thee : 
Thy truth most mighty Lord, | is on | every | side. 

I o. Thou rulest the raging | of the | sea : Thou stillest 
the waves there - | of when | they a - | rise. 

II. Thou hast subdued Egypt, | and de - | stroyed it : 

* Proper for Christmas Day. The next is Psalm no. 



DAY 17. THE PSALMS. 169 

Thou hast scattered Thine enemies abroad | with Thy | 
mighty ] arm. 

1 2. The heavens are Thine, the earth [ al f so is | 
Thine : Thou hast laid the foundation of the round 
world, and | all that | therein [ is, 

13. Thou hast made the north | and the | south : 
Tabor and Hermon | shall re - J joice in * Thy | Name. 

1 4. Thou hast a J mighty [ arm : strong is Thy 
hand, and | high is | Thy right ] hand. 

15. Righteousness and equity are the habitation ] 
of Thy I seat : mercy and truth shall ) go be - | 
fore Thy j face. 

16. Blessed is the people O Lord, that can re - | 
joice in | Thee : they shall walk in the I light of Thy | 
counte - j nance. 

17. Their delight shall be daily j in Thy ) Name : 
and in Thy righteousness | shall they | make their ] boast. 

18. For Thou art the glory | of their | strength : 
and in Thy loving-kindness Thou shalt | lift | up our | 
horns. 

19. For the Lord is | our de - | fence : the Holy 
One of J Israel | is our ] King. 

20. Thou spakest sometime in visions unto Thy | 
saints, and [ saidst : I have laid help upon one that is 
mighty ; I have exalted one [ chosen | out ■ of the | people. 

21. I have found J David my | servant : widi my holy | 
oil have | I a - I nointed him. 

22. My hand shall | hold him | fast : and my | arm 
shall j strengthen J him. 



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THE PSALMS. 



DAY 17 



23. The enemy shall not be able to | do him | violence : 
the son of I wickedness | shall not | hurt him. 

24. I will smite down his foes be - | fore his | face : 
and I plague | them that | hate him. 

25. My truth also and my mercy shall | be with | 
him : and in my Name shall his j horn | be ex - [ alted. 

26. I will set his dominions also [ in the | sea : and his | 
right hand J in the | floods. 

27. He shall call me, [ Thou * art my [ father : my 
God, I and my | strong sal - | ration. 

28. And I will make | him my | first-born : higher 
than the ] kings | of the [ earth. 

29. My mercy will I keep for him for j ever - | more : 
and my covenant | shall stand [ fast with [ him. 

30. His seed also will I make to en - | dure for | 
ever : and His throne | as the | days of | heaven. 

31. But if His children for - | sake my [ law : and | 
walk not [ in my | judgments; 

32. If they break my statutes, and keep not [ my com - | 
mandments : I will visit their offences with the rod, | 
and their | sin with | scourges. 

33. Nevertheless, my loving-kindness will I not ut- 
terly j take from | him : nor | suffer my | truth to | 
fail. 

34. My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing 
that is gone I out • of my | lips : I have sworn once by 
my holiness | that I | will not • fail J David. 

35. His seed shall en - | dure for | ever : and his 
seat is ] like • as the [ sun be - | fore me. 



DAY 17. THE PSALMS. 171 

36. He shall stand fast for evermore | as the | moon : 
and as the ] faithful ] witness in ] heaven. 

37. But thou hast abhorred and forsaken 1 thine j 
Anointed : and | art dis - | pleased | at him. 

38. Thou hast broken the covenant | of Thy [ servant : 
and ] cast I his • crown to the | ground. 

39. Thou hast overthrown | all his | hedges : and | 
broken | down his | strongholds. 

40. All they that ( go by I spoil him : and he is 
become a re - [ proach | to his | neighbours. 

41. Thou hast set up the right hand | of his | enemies : 
and made all his adver - | saries | to re - | joice. 

42. Thou hast taken away the | edge of • his | sword : 
and givest him not | victory | in the | battle. 

43. Thou hast put | out his | glory : and cast his | 
throne | down • to the | ground. 

44. The days of his youth | hast Thou ] shorten'd : 
and ] covered him | with dis - j honour. 

45. Lord, how long wilt Thou hide thy - | self, for | 
ever : and shall Thy [ wrath | burn like | fire ? 

46. O remember how | short my | time is : wherefore 
hast Thou I made all | men for | nought ? 

47. 'What man is he that liveth, and shall | not see | death : 
and shall he deliver his soul | from the | hand of | hell ? 

48. Lord, where are Thy old | loving - | kindnesses : 
which Thou swarest unto | David | in Thy | truth ? 

49. Remember Lord, the rebuke that Thy | servants | 
have : and how I do bear in my bosom the re - [ bukes of | 
many | people ; 



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THE PSALMS. 



t>AY 1 8. 



50. Wherewith Thine enemies have blasphemed Thee, 
and slandered the footsteps of [ Thine A - [ nointed : 
Praised be the Lord for evermore. | Amen, | and A - j 
men. 

Day 18. Scorning draper* 

Psalm 90. — Domlne, refuglum. 

LORD, Thou hast j been our | refuge : from one 
gener - | ation | to an - [ other. 

2. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever the 
earth, and the I world were | made ; Thou art God from 
everlasting, and | world with - | out | end. 

3. Thou turnest man J to de ^ j struction : again Thou 
say est, Come a - | gain, ye | children of ] men. 

4. For a thousand years in Thy sight are | but as | 
yesterday : seeing that is past ] as a j watch • in the | 
night. 

5. As soon as Thou scatterest them they are even j 
as a I sleep : and fade away | suddenly | like the | grass. 

6. In the morning it is green, and | groweth | up : but 
in the evening it is cut down, | dried j up, and | wither'd, 

7. For we consume away in | Thy dis - | pleasure : 
and are afraid at Thy | wrathful j indig - | nation. 

8. Thou hast set our mis - | deeds be - | fore Thee : 
and our secret sins | in the | light of * Thy | countenance. 

9. For when Thou art angry all our | days are | 
gone : we bring our years to an end, as it | were a j 
tale • that is ! told. 



DAY I S. THE PSALMS. I73 

10. The days of our age are threescore years and ten ; 
and though men be so strong that they come to | four- 
score J years : yet is their strength then but labour and 
sorrow \ so soon passeth it a - | way, and | we are | gone. 

11. But who regardeth the power | of Thy | wrath : for 
even thereafter as a man feareth, | so is | Thy dis - I 
pleasure. 

12. So teach us to | number our | days : that we may 
apply our I hearts [ unto | wisdom. 

13. Turn Thee again, O Lord, | at the | last : and be | 
gracious | unto Thy j servants. 

14. O satisfy us with Thy mercy, | and that | soon : 
so shall we rejoice and be glad | all the [ days of • our | 
life. 

15. Comfort us again now after the time that Thou 
hast I plagued | us : and for the years wherein | we 
have I suffer'd ad - | versity. 

16. Show Thy I servants Thy | work : and their | 
children | Thy | glory. 

17. And the glorious Majesty of the Lord our God | 
be up - I on us : prosper Thou the work of our hands 
upon us, O prosper | Thou our | handy - | work. 

Psalm 91. — Qui habitat. 

WHOSO dwelleth under the defence of the | 
Most I High : shall abide under the [ shadow | 
of the * Al - I mighty. 

2. I will say unto the Lord, Thou art my hope, and [ 
my strong | hold : my God, j in Him | will I | trust. 



174 THE PSALMS. DAY 1 8. 

3. For He shall deliver thee from the snare | of the | 
hunter : and | from the | noisome | pestilence. 

4. He shall defend thee under His wings, and thou 
shalt be safe | under His | feathers : His faithfulness 
and truth shall | be thy | shield and | buckler. 

5. Thou shalt not be afraid for any | terror by | 
night : nor for the | arrow that | flieth by | day. 

6. For the pestilence that | walk — eth in | darkness : 
nor for the sickness that de - [ stroyeth | in the | noon- 
day. 

7. A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at j 
Thy right | hand : but it shall | not come | nigh | thee. 

8. Yea, with thine eyes shalt | thou be - | hold : 
and see the re - | ward | of the • un - | godly. 

9. For Thou Lord, | art my | hope : Thou hast set 
Thine house of de - I fence | very | high. 

10. There shall no evil happen | unto | thee : 
neither shall any | plague come | nigh thy | dwelling. 

11. For He shall give His angels | charge | over thee : 
to keep j thee in | all thy | ways. 

12. They shall bear thee | in their | hands : that thou 
hurt not thy | foot a - | gainst a | stone. 

13. Thou shalt go upon the j lion and | adder : the 
young lion and the dragon shalt thou | tread | 
under thy | feet. 

1 4. Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will | 
I de - I liver him : I will set him up, because | he hath | 
known my [ Name. 

1 5. He shall call upon me, and | I will j hear him : 



DAY 1 8. THE PSALMS. 1 75 

yea, I am with him in trouble : I will deliver him, and | 
bring | him to | honour. 

16. With long life I | satisfy | him : and j show him j 
my sal - | vation. 

Psalm 92. — Bonum est confitert, 

IT is a good thing to give thanks | un ± to the | 
Lord : and to sing praises unto Thy | Name, | 
O most I Highest ; 

2. To tell of Thy loving- kindness early | in the | 
morning : and of Thy | truth • in the | night - | season ; 

3. Upon an instrument of ten strings, and up - | on the | 
lute : upon a loud instrument, j and up - ] on the | harp. 

4. For Thou Lord, hast made me glad | through Thy | 
works : and I will rejoice in giving praise for the 
oper - I ations | of Thy | hands. 

5. O Lord, how glorious [ are Thy | works : Thy | 
thoughts are | very | deep. 

6. An unwise man doth not | well con - | sider this : 
and a fool | doth not | under - | stand it. 

7. When the ungodly are green as the grass, and when 
all the workers of wicked - | ness do | flourish : then shall 
they be destroyed for ever ; but Thou, Lord, art the Most j 
High — est for | ever - ] more. 

8. For lo Thine enemies, O Lord, lo Thine ene - | 
mies shall | perish : and all the workers of wicked - [ 
ness shall | be de - | stroyed. 

9. But mine horn shall be exalted like the horn | 
of an I unicorn : for I am a - | nointed | with fresh | oil. 



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THE PSALMS. 



DAY 18. 



10. Mine eye also shall see his lust | of mine j 
enemies : and mine ear shall hear his desire of the wicked | 
that a - I rise up a - | gainst me, 

11. The righteous shall flourish | like a | palm-tree : 
and shall spread abroad | like a ] ce -2- dar in ] Libanus. 

12. Such as are planted in the | house * of the | Lord : 
shall flourish in the courts | of the | house of • our | God. 

13. They also shall bring forth more fruit [ in their j 
age : and shall be | fat and | well - | liking. 

1 4. That they may show how true the Lord my j 
strength j is : and that there is | no un - | righteousness | 
in Him. 

Psalm 93. — Dominus regnavlt. 

r I V HE Lord is King, and hath put on [ glori ±- ous ap - | 
JL parel : the Lord hath put on His apparel, and j 
girded Him - | self with | strength. 

2. He hath made the round | world so | sure : that | 
it can - I not be | moved. 

3. Ever since the world began hath Thy seat j 
been pre - | pared : Thou | art from | ever - | lasting. 

4. The floods are risen O Lord, the floods have lift | 
up their | voice : the | floods lift | up their | waves. 

5. The waves of the sea are mighty, and | rage j 
horribly : but yet the Lord, Who | dwelleth on J high is j 
mightier. 

6. Thy testimonies, O Lord, are | very j sure : 
holiness be - I cometh Thine [ house for j ever. 



DAY 1 8. 



THE PSALMS. 



177 



Psalm Q4. — Deus ultionum. 

OLORD God, to whom | ven-=-geance be - | 
longeth : Thou God, to whom vengeance be - | 
longeth, I show Thy - | self. 

2. Arise, Thou Judge | of the | world : and reward 
the I after | their de - | serving. 

3. Lord, how long | shall the -un - | godly : how long | 
shall the * un - | godly | triumph ? 

4. How long shall all wicked doers speak | so dis - | 
dainfully : and | make such | proud | boasting ? 

5. They smite down Thy people, | O | Lord : and | 
trouble | Thine | heritage. 

6. They murder the widow, | and the | stranger : 
and put the | father - | less to | death. 

7. And yet they say Tush, the Lord | shall not | see : 
neither shall the | God of | Ja - cob re - | gard it. 

8. Take heed, ye unwise a - | mong the | people : 
O ye fools when | will ye | under - | stand ? 

9. He that planted the ear, shall | He not | hear : 
or He that made the | eye, shall | He not | see ? 

10. Or He that nurtur - | eth the | heathen : it is He 
that teacheth man knowledge, | shall not | He | punish ? 

11. The Lord knoweth the | thoughts of | man : that | 
they [ are but | vain. 

12. Blessed is the man whom Thou chastenest, | O | 
Lord : and | teachest him | in Thy | law ; 

13. That Thou mayst give him patience in time | of ad - 1 
versity : until the pit be digged | up • for the [ un - | godly. 



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THE PSALMS. 



DAY 19. 



1 4. For the Lord will not | fail His | people : neither 
will He for - I sake | His in - | heritance ; 

15. Until righteousness turn again | unto | judgment : 
all such as are | true in [ heart shall | follow it. 

1 6. Who will rise up with me a - ] gainst the | wicked : 
or who will take my part a - | gainst the | evil - | doers ? 

17. If the Lord I had not | helped me : it had not failed 
but my soul I had been | put to | silence. 

18. But when I said, My | foot hath | slipt : Thy 
mercy O | Lord, | held me | up. 

1 9. In the multitude of the sorrows that I had | in my | 
heart : Thy comforts | have re - | freshed my | soul. 

20. Wilt Thou have anything to do with the stool 
of I wicked - | ness : which imagineth | mischief J as a ] 
law ? 

21. They gather them together against the | soul • of 
the I righteous : and con - | demn the | innocent | blood. 

22. But the Lord I is my I refuge : and my God is the | 
strength | of my | confidence. 

23. He shall recompense them their wickedness, and 
destroy them in [ their own | malice : yea the Lord our | 
God I shall de - | stroy them. 

Day 19. Q$ovmn$ grayer* 

Psalm 95. — Venite, exultemus Domino. 

OCOME let us sing | un^-to the | Lord : let us 
heartily rejoice in the | strength of | our sal - | 

vation. 



DAY 19. THE PSALMS. 1 79 

2. Let us come before His presence | with thanks - | 
giving : and show ourselves | glad in | Him with | 
psalms. 

3. For the Lord is a [ great | God : and a great | 
King a - I bove all | gods. 

4. In His hand are all the corners | of the | earth : 
and the strength of the | hills is | His | also. 

5. The sea is His, and | He | made it : and His hands 
pre - I par -2- ed the j dry | land. 

6. O come, let us worship | and fall ] down : and kneel 
be - I fore the | Lord our | Maker. 

7. For He is the | Lord our | God : and we are the 
people of His pasture, | and the | sheep of • His | hand. 

8. To-day if ye will hear His voice, harden | not your | 
hearts : as in the provocation, and as in the day of temp - | 
tation I in the | wilderness ; 

9. When your fathers | tempted | me : proved | me, 
and I saw my | works. 

10. Forty years long was I grieved with this gener - | 
ation, and | said : It is a people that do err in their hearts, 
for they I have not ] known | my ways ; 

11. Unto whom I sware | in my | wrath : that they 
should not j enter | into my | rest. 

Psalm 96. — Cant ate Domino. 

OSING unto the Lord a | new | song : sing unto 
the Lord, | all the | whole | earth. 
2. Sing unto the Lord, and | praise His | Name : be 
telling of His sal - [ vation from | day to j day. 



l8o THE PSALMS. DAY 10. 

3. Declare His honour | un - to the j heathen : and 
His wonders | unto | all | people. 

4. For the Lord is great, and cannot worthi - | ly be j 
praised : He is more to be | feared | than all | gods. 

5. As for all the gods of the heathen, they 1 are but | 
idols : but it is the | Lord that | made the | heavens. 

6. Glory and worship | are be - | fore Him : power 
and I honour are [ in His | sanctuary, 

7. Ascribe unto the Lord, O ye kindreds | of the ] 
people : ascribe unto the [ Lord | worship and [ power. 

8. Ascribe unto the Lord the honour due | unto His | 
Name : bring presents, and | come [ into His [ courts. 

9. O worship the Lord in the | beauty of | holiness : 
let the whole earth | stand in | awe of | Him. 

10. Tell it out among the heathen that the | Lord is | 
King : and that it is He who hath made the round world 
so fast that it cannot be moved ; and how that He shall j 
judge the | people | righteously. 

11. Let the heavens rejoice, and let the | earth be [ 
glad : let the sea make a noise, and | all that | therein | is. 

12. Let the field be joyful, and | all • that is | in it : then 
shall all the trees of the wood re- j joice be - | fore the | Lord. 

13. For He cometh, for He coineth to | judge the [ 
earth : and with righteousness to judge the world, and 
the [ people j with His j truth. 

Psalm 97. — Domirius regnavit. 

THE Lord is King, the earth may be | glad there - | 
of : yea, the multitude of the isles | may be j glad 
there - | of. 



DAY 19. THE PSALMS. l8l 

2. Clouds and darkness are | round a - | bout him : 
righteousness and judgment are the habi - | tation | of 
His I seat. 

3. There shall go a | fire be - | fore Him : and burn up 
His ene - I mies on | every | side. 

4. His lightnings gave shine | un to the | world : the 
earth | saw • it and [ was a - | fraid. 

5 # The hills melted like wax at the presence | of the | 
Lord : at the presence of the Lord | of the | whole | 
earth. 

6. The heavens have declared | His | righteousness : 
and all the j people have | seen His | glory. 

7. Confounded be all they that worship carved images, 
and that delight in | vain ] gods : worship | him, | all ye | 
gods. 

8. Sion heard of it, | and re - | joiced : and the daugh- 
ters of Judah were glad, because of Thy | judgments | O | 
Lord. 

9. For Thou, Lord, art higher than all that | are * in 
the I earth : Thou art exalted | far a - j bove all | 
gods. 

10. O ye that love the Lord, see that ye hate the 
thing I which is I evil : the Lord preserveth the souls of 
His saints ; He shall deliver them from the | hand | of 
the • un - j godly. 

11. There is sprung up a light | for the | righteous : and 
joyful gladness for | such as | are true - | hearted. 

12. Rejoice in the | Lord, ye | righteous : and ^give 
thanks for are - | membrance | of His j holiness. 



1 82 THE PSALMS. DAY 1 9. 

(Ebemng; draper. 

Psalm 98.- — Cant ate Domino. 

OSING unto the Lord a | new | song : for He | 
hath done | marvellous | things. 

2. With His own right hand, and with. His | holy | 
arm : hath He | gotten Him - | self the | victory. 

3. The Lord declared | His sal - | vation : His right- 
eousness hath He openly showed | in the | sight • of the | 
heathen. 

4. He hath remembered His mercy and truth toward 
the I house of | Israel : and all the ends of the world have 
seen the sal - I vation | of our | God. 

5. Show yourselves joyful unto the Lord, | all ye j 
lands : sing, re - | joice, and | give | thanks. 

6. Praise the Lord up - | on the | harp : sing to the 
harp with a I psalm | of thanks - | giving. 

7. With trumpets also, | and | shawms : O show your- 
selves joyful be - I fore the | Lord the | King. 

8. Let the sea make a noise, and all that j therein | is : 
the round world, and | they that | dwell there - | in. 

9. Let the floods clap their hands, and let the hills 
be joyful together be - I fore the [ Lord : for He is [ 
come to I judge the | earth. 

10. With righteousness shall He | judge the | world: 
and the I people | with | equity. 

Psalm 99. — Dominus regnavit. 

THE Lord is King, be the people never | so im - | 
patient : He sitteth between the cherubims, be the 
earth | never j so un - j quiet. 



DAY 19. THE PSALMS. 1 83 

2. The Lord is ] great in | Sion : and | high a - | bove 
all I people. 

3. They shall give thanks | unto Thy | Name : which 
is great, ) wonder - | fid, and | holy. 

4. The king's power loveth judgment ; Thou hast 
pre - I pared | equity : Thou hast executed judgment and | 
righteous - | ness in | Jacob. 

5. O magnify the | Lord our | God : and fall down 
before His footstool, | for | He is | holy. 

6. Moses and Aaron among His priests, and Samuel 
among such as call up - | on His | Name : these called 
upon the I Lord, | and He | heard them. 

7. He spake unto them out of the | cloudy | pillar : for 
they kept His testimonies, and the | law that j He | gave 
them. 

8. Thou heardest them, O | Lord our | God : Thou 
forgavest them O God, and punishedst | their | own in - | 
ventions. 

9. O magnify the Lord our God, and worship Him 
upon His I holy I hill : for the | Lord our | God is | 
holy.' 

Psalm 100. — Jubilate Deo. 

OBE joyful in the Lord, | all ye | lands : serve the 
Lord with gladness, and come before His | pre- 
sence [ with a I song. 

2. Be ye sure that the Lord | He is | God : it is He 
that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are His 
people, j and the | sheep of ' His | pasture. 

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THE PSALMS. 



DAY 19. 



3. O go your way into His gates with thanksgivings and 
into His | courts with | praise : be thankful unto Him, | 
and speak | good of / His | Name. 

4. For the Lord is gracious, His mercy is | ever - | 
lasting : and His truth endureth from gener - | ation to | 
gener - | ation. 

Psalm IOI. — -Misericordiam et judicium. 

MY song shall be of | mercy and | judgment : unto 
Thee, O J Lord, | will I | sing. 

2. O let me have I under - | standing : in the | way 
of I godli - I ness. 

3. When wilt Thou come | unto | me : I will walk in 
my house I with a | perfect | heart. 

4. I will take no wicked thing in hand ; I hate the 
sins I of un - I faithfulness : there shall | no such | cleave 
un - j to me. 

5. A fro ward heart shall de - | part from | me : I will 
not I know a | wicked | person. 

6. Whoso privily slander - | eth his | neighbour : him | 
will I I de - I stroy. 

7. Whoso hath also a proud look and | high | stomach ; 
I I will not I suffer | him. 

8. Mine eyes look upon such as are faithful | in the | 
land : that | they may | dwell with | me. 

9. Whoso leadeth a | godly | life : he | shall | be my | 
servant. 

10. There shall no deceitful person dwell | in my j 
house : he that telleth lies shall not j tarry | in my | sight. 



DAY 20. THE PSALMS. 185 

II. I shall soon destroy all the ungodly that | are * in 
the I land : that I may root out all wicked doers from 
the I city J of the | Lord. 

Day 20. Scorning: grayer* 

Psalm 102.* — Domine, exaudi. 

HEAR my I prayer, O j Lord : and let my J crying | 
come un - j to Thee. 

2. Hide not Thy face from me in the | time of my | 
trouble : incline Thine ear unto me when I call ; O | 
hear • me and | that right | soon. 

3. For my days are consumed a • | way like | smoke : 
and my bones are burnt up J as it | were a | fire-brand. 

4. My heart is smitten down, and | withered like | 
grass : so that I for - j get to j eat my | bread. 

5. For the voice | of my | groaning : my bones will j 
scarce cleave ] to my | flesh. 

6. I am become like a pelican | in the j wilderness : 
and like an | owl that | is • in the j desert. 

7. I have watched, and am even as it | were a ) spar- 
row : that sitteth a - | lone up - [ on the | house-top. 

8. Mine enemies revile me | all the ' day | long : and 
they that are mad upon me are | sworn to - | gether a - | 
gainst me. 

9. For I have eaten ashes | as it • were | bread : and | 
mingled my j drink with j weeping. 

* Proper for Ash Wednesday. The next is Psalm 130. 



THE PSALMS. 



DAY 20. 



10. And that because of Thine indig - | nation and | 
wrath : for Thou hast taken me | up, and | cast me | down. 

1 1 . My days are gone | like a | shadow : and | I am | 
withered like | grass. ( Major.) 

12. But Thou O Lord, shalt en - | dure for | ever : 
and Thy remembrance through - | out all | gener - j ations. 

13. Thou shalt arise, and have mercy up - ) on | 
Sion : for it is time that Thou have mercy upon her, j 
yea the | time is | come. 

1 4. And why ? Thy servants think up - | on her j 
stones : and it pitieth them to | see her | in the | dust. 

15. The heathen shall fear Thy | Name, O | Lord : 
and all the kings | of the | earth Thy | Majesty ; 

16. When the Lord shall [ build up | Sion : and 
when His | glory | shall ap - | pear ; 

17. When He turneth Him unto the prayer of the | 
poor I destitute : and despiseth | not [ their de - | sire. 

18. This shall be written for those | that come | 
after : and the people which shall be | born shall | 
praise the | Lord. 

19. For He hath looked down | from His [ sanctuary : 
out of the heaven did the | Lord be - | hold the | earth ; 

20. That He might hear the mournings of such as are | 
in cap - I tivity : and deliver the children ap - | pointed | 
unto I death ; 

21. That they may declare the Name of the | Lord in | 
Sion : and His | worship | at Je - | rusalem ; 

22. Wnen the people are | gather — ed to - ] gether 
and the kingdoms | al - so to | serve the | Lord. 



DAY" 20. THE PSALMS. 1 87 

23. He brought down my strength | in my | journey : 
and J shorten - | ed my | days. 

24. But I said, O my God, take me not away in the | 
midst of ' mine | age : as for Thy years, they endure 
through - I out all | gener - | ations. 

25. Thou Lord, in the beginning hast laid the 
foundation | of the | earth : and the heavens are the | 
work I of Thy | hands. 

26. They shall perish, but Thou | shalt en - | dure : 
they all shall wax | old as | doth a | garment ; 

27. And as a vesture shalt Thou change them, and they | 
shall be | changed : but Thou art the same, and | Thy years | 
shall not | fail. 

28. The children of Thy servants | shall con - | 
tinue : and their seed shall | stand fast | in Thy | sight. 

Psalm 103.* — Benedic, anima mea. 

PRAISE the Lord, | O my | soul : and all that is 
within me I praise His | holy | Name. 
2., Praise the Lord, | O my | soul : and for - | get not | 
all His I benefits ; 

3. Who forgiveth | all thy | sin : and healeth | all | 
thine in - | firmities ; 

4. Who saveth thy life | from de - | struction : and 
crowneth thee with | mer - cy and | loving - | kindness. 

5. Who satisfieth thy | mouth with | good things : 
making thee young and | lusty | as an | eagle. 

* Proper for Ascension Day. 



THE PSALMS. 



DAY 20 



6. The Lord executeth righteous - | ness and ] 
judgment : for all them that | are op - | pressed with \ 
wrong. 

7. He showed His ways ] unto | Moses : His works 
unto the I children | of | Israel. 

8. The Lord is full of com - | passion and | mercy : 
long-suffering, | and of | great | goodness. 

9. He will not I al — way be | chiding : neither keepeth | 
He His I anger for | ever. 

10. He hath not dealt with us [ after our | sins ; 
nor rewarded US ac - | cording | to our | wickednesses. 

I I, For look how high the heaven is in comparison | 
of the I earth : so great is His mercy also to - | ward | 
them that | fear Him. 

12. Look how wide also the east is J from the [ west : 
so far hath He | set our | sins | from us. 

13. Yea, like as a father pitieth. his | own | children : 
even so is the Lord merciful | unto | them that ) fear Him. 

1 4. For He knoweth whereof | we are ] made : 
He remembereth ] that we | are but J dust. 

1 5. The days of man are J but as | grass : for he 
flourisheth as a | flower | of the | field. 

16. For as soon as the wind goeth over it, | it is | 
gone : and the place there, - j of shall | know it no | more. 

17. But the merciful goodness of the Lord endureth 
for ever and ever upon | them that | fear him : and His 
righteousness up - | on | children's | children. 

1 8. Even upon such as | keep His | covenant ; and 
think upon His com - | mandments to | do J them. 



BAY 20. THE PSALMS. i$g 

19. The Lord hath prepared His [ seat in | heaven : 
and His kingdom J ruleth j over | all. 

20. O praise the Lord, ye angels of His, ye that ex - f 
eel in I strength : ye that fulfil His commandment, and 
hearken unto the | voice of | His | word. 

21. O praise the Lord, all | ye His | hosts : ye servants 
of I His that | do His | pleasure. 

22. O speak good of the Lord, all ye works of His, 
iu all places of I His do - I minion : praise thou the | 
Lord, I O my J soul. 

flftienrng; grayer* 

Psalm 1 04.* — Bencd\c y anima mea. 

PRAISE the Lord, | O my | soul .: Q Lord my 
God, Thou art become exceeding glorious : Thou 
art clothed with | majes - | ty and | honour. 

2. Thou deckest thyself with light as it were [ with a j 
garment : and spreadest out the | heavens | like a | curtain. 

3. Who layeth the beams of His chambers | in the | 
waters : and maketh the clouds His chariot, and walketh 
upon the j wings | of the | wind. 

4. He maketh His | angels j spirits : and His minis - | 
ters a | flaming | fire. 

5. He laid the foundations | of the | earth : that it 
never should | move at | any | time. 

6. Thou coveredst it with the deep like as | with a | 
garment : the waters | stand | in the | hills. 

* Proper for Whitsun Day. The next is Psalm 145. 



190 THE PSALMS. DAY 20. 

7. At Thy re - | buke they | flee : at the voice of Thy | 
thunder they [ are a - | fraid. 

8. They go up as high as the hills, and down to the | 
valleys be - | neath : even unto the place which Thou | 
hast ap - I pointed j for them. 

9. Thou hast set them their bounds which they | shall 
not I pass : neither turn a - | gain to | cover the | earth. 

10. He sendeth the springs | in± to the | rivers : 
wllich I run a - | mong the [ hills. 

11. All the beasts of the field [ drink there - | of : and 
the I asses quench | their | thirst. 

12. Beside them shall the fowls of the air have their | 
habit - I ation : and | sing a - | mong the | branches. 

13. He watereth the hills | from a - | bove : the earth 
is filled with the | fruit | of Thy | works. 

14. He bringeth forth grass | for the | cattle : and 
green herb | for the | service of | men ; 

1 5. That he may bring food out of the earth, and wine 
that maketh glad the | heart of | man : and oil to make 
him a cheerful countenance, and | bread to | strengthen 
man's | heart. 

16. The trees of the Lord also are | full of | sap : even 
the cedars of Libanus | which j He hath | planted ; 

17. Wherein the birds | make their | nests : and the 
fir-trees are a | dwelling | for the | stork. 

18. The high hills are a refuge | for the | wild goats : 
and so are the | stony | rocks • for the | conies. 

19. He appointed the moon for | certain | seasons : and 
the sun I knoweth his [ going | down. 



DAY 20. THE PSALMS. 19I 

20. Thou makest darkness that it | may be | night : 
wherein all the beasts | of the | forest do | move. 

21. The lions roaring | after their | prey : do | seek 
their | meat from | God. 

22. The sun ariseth, and they get them a - | way to - | 
gether : and lay them | down | in their | dens. 

23. Man goeth forth to his work, and | to his | labour : 
un - I I til the | evening. 

24. O Lord how manifold | are Thy | works : in 
wisdom hast Thou made them all ; the earth is | full | 
of Thy I riches. 

25. So is the great and | wide sea | also : wherein 
are things creeping innumerable, both | small and | great | 
beasts. 

26. There go the ships, and there is | that Le - | via- 
than : whom Thou hast made to take his ) pastime | 
there - | in. 

27. These wait | all upon | Thee : that Thou mayest 
give them I meat in | due | season. 

28. When Thou givest it them they | gather | it : and 
when Thou openest Thy hand | they are | filled with | 
good. 

29. When Thou hidest Thy face | they are | troubled : 
when Thou takest away their breath they die, and are 
turned a - | gain | to their | dust. 

30. When Thou lettest Thy breath go forth they | 
shall be | made : and Thou shalt re - | new the | face • 
of the J earth. 

31. The glorious Majesty of the Lord shall en - | 



192 THE PSALMS. DAY 21. 

dure for ;| ever : the Lord shall re - | joice | -in His | 
works. 

32. The earth shall tremble at the | look of | &im : 
if He do but touch the | hills, | they shall | smoke. 

33. I will sing unto the Lord as | long as • I | live : 
I will praise my God | while I | have my | being. 

3 4. And so shall my | words | please Him : my Joy | 
shall be | in the | Lord. 

35. As for sinners, they shall be consumed out of the 
earth, and the ungodly shall | come to an | end : praise 
Thou the Lord, my | soul, | praise the | Lord. 

Day 21. Scorning: draper* 

Psalm 105. — Confitemlni Domino. 

OGIVE thanks unto the Lord, and call up - | 
on His I Name : tell the people what | things j 
He hath | done. 

2.. O let your songs be of | Him, and | praise Him : 
and let your talking be of | all His | wondrous | works. 

3. Rejoice in His | holy | Name : let the heart of them 
re - I joice that | seek the | Lord. 

4. Seek the Lord | and His | strength : seek His \ 
face I ever - | more. 

5. Remember the marvellous works that ] He hath | 
done : His wonders, and the | judgments j of His | mouth, 

6. O ye seed of A - | braham His | servant : ye children 
of j Jacob I His | chosen, 



PAY 21. THE PSALMS. 1 93 

7. He is the I Lord our | God : His judgments | 
are in | all the | world. 

8. He hath been alway mindful of His | covenant and | 
promise : that He made to a | thousand | gener - | ations ; 

9. Even the covenant that He | made with | Abraham : 
and the oath that He | sware | unto ] Isaac ; 

10. And appointed the same unto Jacob | for a ] law : 
and to Israel for an | ever - | lasting | testament; 

11. Saying, Unto thee will I give the | land of | Ca- 
naan : the I lot of I your in - 1 heritance ; 

12. When there were yet but a | few of | them : and 
they I strangers | in the | land ; 

13. What time as they went from one nation | to an - | 
other : from one kingdom | to an - | other | people ; 

1 4. He suffered no man to | do them | wrong : but 
reproved even | kings | for their | sakes ; 

1 5. Touch not I mine An - | nointed ; and | do my | 
prophets no | harm. 

16. Moreover, He called for a dearth up - | on the | 
land : and destroyed ] all the 'pro - | vision of | 
bread, > 

17. But He had sent a | man be - | fore them : even 
Joseph, who was | sold to | be a | bond-servant; 

1 8. Whose feet they hurt | ' in the [ stocks : the iron j 
entered I into his | soul; 

19. Until the time came that his | cause was | known : 
the word I of the | Lord | tried him. 

20. The king sent, and de - | livered | him : 
the prince of the [ people | let him go j free. 



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THE PSALMS. 



DAY 21. 



21. He made him lord also | of his | house : and | 
ruler of | all his | substance ; 

22. That He might inform his princes | after his | 
will : and | teach his j senators ] wisdom. 

23. Israel also came | into ] Egypt : and Jacob was 
a stranger [ in the | land of | Ham. 

24. And He increased His | people ex - | ceedingly : 
and made them ] stronger [ than their | enemies. 

25. Whose heart turned so that they | hated His | 
people : and dealt un - | truly ] with His | servants. 

26. Then sent He | Moses His | servant : and | 
Aaron whom | He had | chosen. 

27. And these showed His | tok ens a - | mong them : 
and wonders | in the [ land of | Ham. 

28. He sent darkness | and it • was | dark : and they 
were not o - | bedient | unto His | word. 

29. He turned their waters | into | blood : and | 
slew I — their | fish. 

30. Their land J brought forth | frogs : yea even | 
in their | kings' | chambers. 

3 1 . He spake the word, and there came all | manner of | 
flies : and I lice in | all their | quarters. 

32. He gave them hail - | stones for | rain : and | 
flames of | fire • in their | land. 

33. He smote their vines j also and | lig-trees : and 
destroyed the trees | that were | in their | coasts. 

34. He spake the word, and the grasshoppers came, 
and caterpillars in - [ numer - | able : and did eat up all the 
grass in their land, and devoured the ] fruit | of their | ground. 



DAY 21. THE PSALMS. 193 

35. He smote all the first-born | in their | land : 
even the | chief of | all their | strength. 

36. He brought them forth also with | silver and | gold: 
there was not one feeble | per -s- son a - | mong their | tribes. 

37. Egypt was glad at | their de - | parting : for they | 
were a - | fraid of | them. 

38. He spread out a cloud to | be a | covering : 
and fire to give | light • in the | night | season. 

39. At their desire | He brought | quails : and He 
filled them ) with the | bread of | heaven. 

40. He opened the rock of stone, and the waters I 
flowed ] out : so that rivers | ran • in the | dry | places. 

41. For why? He remembered His | holy | promise : 
and I Abra - [ ham His | servant. 

42. And He brought forth His | people with | 
joy : and His | cho - | sen with | gladness. 

43. And gave them the lands | of the | heathen : 
and they took the labours of the | people | in pos - | session. 

44. That they might j keep His | statutes : and ob - | 
serve | His | laws. 

(Etienmff draper. 

Psalm 106. — Confitemini Domino. 

OGIVE thanks unto the Lord, for | He is | 
gracious : and His | mercy en - | dureth for j ever. 

2. Who can express the noble acts | of the | Lord : 
or I show forth | all His | praise ? 

3. Blessed are they that j alway keep | judgment : and | 
do j righteous - | ness. 



THE PSALMS. 



DAY 21. 



4. Remember me O Lord, according to the favour that 
Thou bearest | unto Thy I people : O visit [ me with | 
Thy sal - I vation ; 

5. That I may see the felicity | of Thy | chosen : 
and rejoice in the gladness of Thy people, and give j 
thanks with | Thine in - | heritance. 

6. We have sinned | with our | fathers : we have done a - | 
miss, I and dealt | wickedly. 

7. Our fathers regarded not Thy wonders in" Egypt, 
neither kept they Thy great goodness [ in re - | membrance : 
but were disobedient at the sea, ] even | at the • Red [ sea. 

8. Nevertheless, He helped them [ for His | Name's 
sake : that He might make His | power | to be | known. 

9. He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was | dried | 
up : so He led them through the | deep, as | through a | 
wilderness. 

1 o. And He saved them from the | adversaries' I 
hand : and delivered them from the | hand | of the | enemy. 

1 1 . As for those that troubled them, the waters | 
over - J whelmed them : there | was not | one of them | 
left. 

12. Then believed [ they His | words : and sang [ 
praise | unto | Him. 

13. But within a while they for - | gat His | works : 
and would I not a - | bide His | counsel. 

1 4. But lust came upon them | in the | wilderness : 
and they tempted ] God J in the | desert. 

15. And He gave them [ their de - | sire : and sent 
leanness with - I al I into their | soul. 



DAY 21. THE PSALMS. I97 

16. They angered Moses also [ in the [ tents : and 
Aaron the [ saint | of the [ Lord. 

17. So the earth opened, and | swallowed up | Dathan : 
and covered the congre - ) gation | of A - | biram. 

1 8. And the fire was kindled in their j compa - | ny : 
the flame | burnt | up the * un - j godly. 

19. They made a I calf in ) Horeb : and [ worshipped 
the I molten [ image. 

20. Thus they | turned their | glory : into the 
similitude of a [ calf that [ eateth ] hay. 

21. And they forgat | God their j Saviour : Who 
had done so | great | things in | Egypt. 

22. Wondrous works in the | land of | Ham : 
and fearful [ things • by the | Red | sea. 

23. So He said, He would have destroyed them, had 
not Moses His chosen stood before Him | in the | 
gap : to turn away his wrathful indignation, | lest He | 
should de - | stroy them. 

24. Yea, they thought scorn of that j pleasant | land : 
and gave no | credence [ unto His [ word ; 

2 5. , But murmured | in their j tents : and hearkened 
not unto the j voice | of the | Lord. 

26. Then lift he up His | hand a - | gainst them : 
to Over - [ throw them ] in the ] wilderness ; 

27. To cast out their seed a - | mong the | nations : 
and to I scatter them | in the | lands. 

28. They joined themselves unto | Baal - j peor : 
and ate the ] offerings | of the | dead. 

29. Thus they provoked Him to anger with their ) 

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I98 THE PSALMS. DAY 21. 

own in - | ventions : and the | .plague was | great a - | 
mong them. 

30. Then stood up | Phinees and | prayed : and | 
so the I plague | ceased. 

31. And that was counted unto | him for | righteous- 
ness : among all posterities | for | ever - | more. 

32. They angered Him also at the | waters of | strife : 
so that he punished | Moses | for their | sakes ; 

33. Because they pro - | voked his | spirit : so that he 
spake unad - | visedly | with his | lips. 

34. Neither destroyed | they the | heathen : as the | 
Lord com - | manded | them ; 

35. But were mingled a - | mong the [ heathen : and | 
learned | their | works. 

36. Insomuch that they worshipped their idols, which 
turned to their | own de - | cay : yea, they offered their 
sons and their | daughters | unto | devils ; 

37. And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their 
sons and | of their | daughters : whom they offered unto the 
idols of Canaan ; and the land | was de - | filed with | 
blood. 

38. Thus were they stained with their | own | works : 
and went a whoring | with their | own in - | ventions. 

39. Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled a - | 
gainst His | people : insomuch that He ab - | horred His | 
own in - | heritance. 

40. And He gave them over into the hand | of the j 
heathen : and they that hated | them were J lords | 
over them. 



DAY 22. THE PSALMS. 1 99 

41. Their enemies op - | pressed | them : and | 
had them I in sub - | jection. 

42. Many a time did ] He de - | liver them : but they 
rebelled against Him with their own inventions, and were 
brought I down | in their | wickedness. 

43. Nevertheless, when He saw | their ad - | versity : 
He I heard | their com - | plaint. 

44. He thought upon His covenant, and pitied them, 
according unto the multitude | of His | mercies : yea, He 
made all those that led them away | cap tive to | pity | 
them. 

45. Deliver us O Lord our God, and gather us from a - | 
mong the | heathen : that we may give thanks unto Thy 
Holy Name, and make our | boast ] of Thy | praise. 

46. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, 
and world with - | out | end : and let all the | people | 
say, A - I men. 



Day 22. Scorning grayer* 

Psalm 107. — Confitemini Domino. 

OGIVE thanks unto the Lord, for | He is | gracious : 
an d His | mercy en - | dureth for | ever. 

2. Let them give thanks whom the Lord | hath re - | 
deemed : and delivered from the | hand | of the | 
ene - [ my ; 

3. And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, 
and [ from the | west : from the | north, and | from the | 
south. (Minor.) 



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THE PSALMS. 



DAY 22. 



p 4. They went astray in the wilderness ] out ■ of the | 

way : and | found no | city to J dwell in ; 

5. Hungry I and J thirsty : their | soul | fainted | 
in them. 

6. So they cried unto the Lord | in their | trouble : 
(Major.) and He delivered | them from | their dis - | 

tress. 

7. He led them forth by the | right j way : that they 
might go to the [ city | where they | dwelt. 

Full. 8. O that men would therefore praise the Lord j 

for His j goodness : and declare the wonders that He 

doeth I for the j chil ±- dren of | men ! 
Full. 9. For He satisfieth the | empty | soul : and filieth the | 

hungry | soul with [ goodness. ( Minor. ) 
p 10. Such as sit in darkness, and in the | shadow of [ 

death : bei-ng fast bound in [ mise - | ry and | iron ; 

11. Because they rebelled against the | words • of the | 
Lord : and lightly regarded the counsel | of the ( Most | 
Highest. 

12. He also brought down their | heart through | 
heaviness : they fell down, and | there was ] none to | 
help them. 

13. So when they cried unto the Lord | in their | 
trouble : (Major.) He delivered them | out of | 
their dis - | tress. 

1 4. For He brought them out of darkness, and out 
of the I shadow of | death : and [ brake their | bonds in | 
sunder. 

Full. 15. O that men therefore would praise the Lord | 



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for His | goodness : and declare the wonders that He 

doeth | for the | chil -s- dren of | men ! 
Full. 1 6. For He hath broken the [gates of | brass : and 

smitten the | bars of | iron in | sunder. (Minor.) 
p 17. Foolish men are plagued for | their of - | fence : 

and be - I cause | of their | wickedness. 

18. Their soul abhorred all | manner of | meat : and 
they were even | hard at | death's | door. 

19. So when they cried unto the Lord | in their 
trouble : (Major.) He delivered them | out of | their 
dis - I tress. 

20. He sent His word, and | healed | them : and 
they were | saved from | their de - | struction 

Full. 21. O that men would therefore praise the Lord 
for His I goodness : and declare the wonders that He 
doeth I for the | chil dren of | men ! 

Full. 22. That they would offer unto Him the sacri - | fice of j 
thanksgiving : and tell | out His | works with | gladness ! 

23. They that go down to the | sea in | ships * and 
occupy their | business | in great ] waters ; 

24. These men see the | works • of the | Lord : 
and His | wonders | in the | deep. (Minor.) 

p 25. For -at His word the stormy | wind a - | riseth 1 

which lifteth | up the | waves there - | of. 

26. They are carried up to the heaven, and down 
again | to the | deep : their soul melteth away be - | 
cause I of the | trouble. 

27. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a | drunken | 
man : and are | at their | wit's | end. 



202 THE PSALMS. DAY 22. 

28. So when they cry unto the Lord | in their | trouble | 
(Major.) He delivereth them | out of | their dis - | tress. 

29. For He maketh the | storm to | cease : so 
that the I waves there - | of are | still. 

30. Then are they glad, because they | are at | 
rest : and so He bringeth them unto the | haven | 
where they | would be. 

Full. 31. O that men would therefore praise the Lord | 

for His I goodness : and declare the wonders that 

He doeth | for the | chil -2- dren of | men ! 
Full. 32. That they would exalt Him also in the congregation | 

of the I people : and praise Him in the | seat | of the | 

elders! (Minor.) 
P 33» Who turneth the floods | into a [ wilderness : 

and drieth | up the | water - | springs. 

34. A fruitful land | maketh He | barren : for the 

wickedness of | them that | dwell there - | in. (Major.) 
f 35' Again, He maketh the wilderness a | standing | 

water : and water-springs | of a [ dry | ground. 

36. And there He | setteth the | hungry : that they 
may build ] them a | city to [ dwell in ; 

37. That they may sow their land, and [ plant | 
vineyards ; to | yield them | fruits of | increase. 

38. He blesseth them, so that they multi - | ply ex - | 
ceedingly : and suffereth not their | cattle | to de - | 
crease. (Minor.) 

p 39. And again, when they are minished, and | brought | 

low : through oppression, through | any j plague, or | 
trouble ; 



DAY 22. THE PSALMS. 203 

40. Though He suffer them to be evil in - | treated 
through I tyrants : and let them wander out of the | way | 
in the | wilderness ; (Major), 

41. Yet helpeth He the poor | out of | misery : and 
maketh him households | like a | flock of | sheep. 

42. The righteous will consider this, | and re - | 
joice : and the mouth of all | wickedness | shall be | 
stopped. 

43. Whoso is wise will | ponder these | things : and 
they shall understand the loving - | kindness J of the | Lord. 

(Etienmg: draper* 

Psalm 108. — Paratum cor meum. 

OGOD, my heart is ready, my | heart is | ready . 
I will sing and give praise with the best | member | 
that I I have. 

2. Awake, thou | lute, and | harp : I myself | will a - | 
wake right | early. 

3. I will give thanks unto Thee, O Lord, a - | mong the | 
people : I will sing praises unto | Thee a - | mong the | 
nations. 

4. For Thy mercy is greater | than the | heavens : 
and Thy truth | reacheth | uh^to the | clouds. 

5. Set up Thyself, O God, a - | bove the | heavens : 
and Thy glory a - | bove | all the | earth. 

6. That Thy beloved may | be de - | livered : let Thy 
right hand save | them, and [ hear Thou | me. 

7. God hath spoken in His | holi - | ness : I will 



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rejoice therefore, and divide Sichem, and mete | out the | 
valley of j Succoth. 

8. Gilead is mine, and Ma - [ nasses is | mine : 
Ephraim also is the | strength | of my | head. 

9. Judah is my law-giver, Moab | is my | wash-pot : 
over Edom will I cast out my shoe ; upon Phi - | listia | 
will I J triumph. 

10. Who will lead me into the | strong. | city : 
and who will | bring me | into | Edom ? 

1 1 . Hast not Thou forsaken | us, O f God : and wilt 
not Thou, O God, | go forth | with our j hosts? 

12. O help US a - J gainst the | enemy : for vain | 
is the I help of | man. 

13. Through God we shall | do great | acts : and it 
is He that I shall tread | down our | enemies. 

Psalm 109. — Deus laudum* 

HOLD not Thy tongue, O | God of ' my | praise : 
for the mouth of the ungodly, yea, the mouth 
of the deceitful | is | opened up - | on me. 

2. And they have spoken against me with | false | 
tongues : they compassed me about also with words of 
hatred, and fought a - [ gainst ■ me with - | out a | cause. 

3. For the love that I had unto them, lo they take 
now niy [ contrary | part : but I give my - | self | unto | 
prayer. 

4. Thus have they rewarded me | vil for | good : 
and j hatred | for my | good will. 



DAY 22. THE PSALMS. 2o j 

5. Set Thou an ungodly man to be ruler | over I 
him : and let Satan | stand at | his right | hand. 

6. When sentence is given upon him, let him | be con - j 
demned : and let his prayer be | turned | into | sin. 

7. Let his I days be | few : and let an - | other | 
take his | office. 

8. Let his I chil -5- dren be | fatherless : and | his | 
wife a I widow. 

9. Let his children be vagabonds, and | beg their j 
bread : let them seek it also | out of | desolate | places. 

10. Let the extortioner consume | all that ■ he | 
hath : and let the | stranger | spoil his | labour. 

11. Let there be no man to | pity | him : nor to have 
compassion up - | on his | fatherless | children. 

12. Let his posterity | be de - | stroyed : and in the 
next generation let his | name be | clean put | out. 

13. Let the wickedness of his fathers be had in remem- 
brance in the sight | of the | Lord : and let not the 
sin of his I mother be | done a - | way. 

1 4. Let them alway be be - | fore the | Lord : that He 
may rodt out the memorial of | them from | off the | 
earth. 

15. And that, because his mind was | not to • do | 
good : but persecuted the poor helpless man, that he might 
slay him that was | vexed | at the | heart. 

16. His delight was in cursing, and it shall happen j 
unto I him : he loved not blessing, therefore | shall it | 
be far | from him. 

17. He clothed himself with cursing, like as | with a | 



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DAY 22. 



raiment : and it shall come into his bowels like water, 
and like | oil | into his | bones. 

1 8. Let it be upon him as the cloke that he | hath up - | 
on him : and as the girdle that he is [ alway | 
girded with - | al. 

19. Let it thus happen from the Lord | unto mine ( 
enemies : and to those that speak | e vil a - | gainst my j 
soul. 

20. But deal Thou with me, O Lord God, according | 
unto Thy | Name : for | sweet | is Thy | mercy. 

21. O deliver me, for I am | helpless and [ poor : 
and my heart is | wound - | ed with - | in me. 

22. I go hence like the shadow ] that de - | parteth : 
and am driven a - | way | as the | grasshopper. 

23. My knees are I weak through | fasting : my flesh 
is dried I up for | want of [ fatness. 

24. I became also a reproach | unto | them : they that 
looked up - I on me j shaked their | heads. 

2 5. Help me, O | Lord my | God : O save me ac - | 
cording | to Thy | mercy ; 

26. And they shall know, how that this is | Thy | 
hand : and that | Thou, | Lord, hast | done it. 

27. Though they curse, yet [ bless | Thou : and let 
them be confounded that rise up against me ; but j 
let Thy | ser vant re - | joice. 

28. Let mine adversaries be | clothe ed with | shame : 
and let them cover themselves with their own con - | 
fusion, as | with a | cloke. 

29. As for me, I will give great thanks unto the Lord 1 



DAY 23. I HE PSALMS. 207 

with my | mouth : and praise | Him a - | mong the | 
multitude ; 

30. For He shall stand at the right hand | of the | 
poor : to save his soul | from un - | righteous | judges. 

Day 23. S^ornmg; grayer* 

Psalm HO.* — Dixit Dominus. 

THE Lord said | unto | my Lord : Sit Thou on my 
right hand, until I make Thine | ene - | mies Thy | 
footstool. 

2. The Lord shall send the rod of Thy power | 
out of I Sion : be Thou ruler, even in the | midst a - | 
mong Thine | enemies. 

3. In the day of Thy power shall the people offer Thee 
free-will offerings with an | holy | worship : the dew of 
Thy birth is | of the | womb • of the | morning. 

4. The Lord sware, and will | not re - | pent : Thou 
art a Priest for ever after the | order | of Mel - | chise- 
dech. 

5. The Lord up - | on Thy | right hand : shall wound 
even kings in the | day | of His | wrath. 

6. He shall judge among the heathen ; He shall fill the 
places I with the dead | bodies : and smite in sunder 
the heads | over | divers [ countries. 

7. He shall drink of the brook [ in the | way 
therefore shall | He lift | up His | head. 

* Proper for Christmas Day. The next is Psalm 132. 



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DAY 23. 



Psalm 1 1 1.* — Confitelor tilt 

I WILL give thanks unto the Lord with my | whole | 
heart : secretly among the faithful, and | in the | 
congre - | gation. 

2. The works of the | Lord are | great : sought out of 
all them I that have | pleasure there - | in. 

3. His work is worthy to be praised, and | had in | 
honour : and His righteousness en - | dureth | for | 
ever. 

4. The merciful and gracious Lord hath so done His | 
marvellous | works : that they ought to be | had | in re - | 
membrance. 

5. He hath given meat unto | them that | fear Him : 
He shall ever be I mindful | of His | covenant. 

6. He hath showed His people the power | of His | 
works : that He may give them the | heritage | of the | 
heathen. 

7. The works of His hands are veri - | ty and | 
judgment : all His com - | mand - | ments are | true. 

8. They stand fast for | ever and | ever : and are | 
done in ] truth and | equity. 

9. He sent redemption | unto His | people : He hath 
commanded His covenant for ever : holy and | reverend | 
is His I Name. 

10. The fear of the Lord is the be - | ginning of | 
wisdom : a good understanding have all they that do 
thereafter ; the praise of it en - | dureth | for | ever. 

* Proper for Easter Day. 



DAY 23. THE PSALMS. 209 

Psalm 112. — Beatus vir. 

BLESSED is the man that | fear s. eth the | Lord : 
he hath great de - | light in | His com - | 
mandments. 

2. His seed shall be mighty up - | on ] earth : 
the generation of the | faithful | shall be | blessed. 

3. Riches and plenteousness shall be | in his | house : 
and his righteousness en - | dureth | for | ever. 

4. Unto the godly there ariseth up light | in the | 
darkness : he is | merciful, | loving, and | righteous. 

5. A good man is merci - | ful, and | lendeth : and 
will guide his I words | with dis - | cretion. 

6. For he shall | never be | moved : and the righteous 
shall be had in | ever - | last ' ing re - | membrance. 

7. He will not be afraid of any | evil | tidings : for his 
heart standeth fast, and be - | lieveth | in the | Lord. 

8. His heart is established, and | will not | shrink : 
until he see his de - | sire up - | on his | enemies. 

9. He hath dispersed abroad, and given | to the | 
poor : and his righteousness remaineth for ever ; his horn 
shall I be ex - | alt ^- ed with | honour. 

10. The ungodly shall see it, and | it shall | grieve him : 
he shall gnash with his teeth, and consume away ; the 
desire | of the • un - | godly shall | perish. 

Psalm 113.* — Laudate puer'u 

PRAISE the I Lord, ye | servants : O praise the | 
Name | of the | Lord. 

* Proper for Easter Day. The next is Psalm 1J4. 



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THE PSALMS. 



DAY 23. 



2. Blessed be the Name | of the | Lord : from 
this time I forth for | ever - | more. 

3. The Lord's I Name is | praised : from the rising up 
of the sun unto the | going | down • of the | same. 

4. The Lord is high a - | bove all | heathen : 
and His | glory a - | bove the | heavens. 

5. Who is like unto the Lord our God, that hath His | 
dwelling so | high : and yet humbleth Himself to behold 
the things that | are in | heaven and | earth ? 

6. He taketh up the simple | out • of the | dust : 
and lifteth the | poor | out of the | mire ; 

7. That He may set him | with the | princes : even 
with the I princes | of His | people. 

8. He maketh the barren woman to | keep | house : 
and to be a | joyful | mo - ther of | children. 

(B&emng; draper* 

Psalm 1 1 4.* — In exitu Israel. 

WHEN Israel came | out of | Egypt : and the 
house of Jacob from a - | mong the | strange | 

people, 

2. Judah I was His | sanctuary : and | Israel | His 
do - I minion. 

3. The sea saw | that, and | fled : Jor - | dan was | 
driven | back. 

4. The mountains | skipped like | rams : and the little | 
hills I like young | sheep. 

• Proper for Easter Day The next is Psalm xiS. 



DAY 23. 



THE PSALMS. 



211 



5. What aileth thee, O thou sea, ] that thou | fleddest : 
and thou Jordan, that | thou wast | driven | back ? 

6. Ye mountains, that ye ] skipped like | rams : and 
ye little | hills, | like young | sheep ? 

7. Tremble thou earth, at the presence | of the | 
Lord : at the presence | of the | God of | Jacob ; 

8. Who turned the hard rock into a | standing | water : 
and the flint-stone | in -2- to a | springing | well. 

Psalm 1 1 5. — Non nobis y Domine. 

NOT unto us O Lord, not unto us, but unto Thy 
Name | give the I praise : for Thy loving mercy, 
and. I for Thy | truth's | sake. 

2. Wherefore shall the | heathen j say : Where | 
— is I now their | God ? 

3. As for our God, | He • is in | heaven : He hath 
done whatso - | ever | pleased | Him. 

4. Their idols are | sil — ver and | gold : even the | 
work of I men's | hands. 

5. They have | mouths, and | speak not : eyes | have | 
they, and | see not. 

6. They have | ears, and | hear not : noses | have | 
they, and | smell not. 

7. They have hands, and handle not ; feet have | 
they, and | walk not : neither | speak they | through their | 
throat. 

8. They that make them are like | unto | them : and 
so are all | such as | put their | trust in them. 



212 THE PSALMS. DAY 23. 

9. But thou house of Israel, trust | thou in the | 
Lord : He is their | succour | and de - | fence. 

10. Ye house of Aaron, put your trust | in the | 
Lord : He is their | helper | and de - | fender. 

11. Ye that fear the Lord, put your trust [ in the | 
Lord : He is their | helper | and de - | fender. 

12. The Lord hath been mindful of us, and | He shall | 
bless us : even He shall | bless the | house of | Aaron. 

13. He shall bless them that | fear the | Lord: both | 
small I and | great. 

1 4. The Lord shall increase you | more and ] more : 
you I and [ your | children. 

15. Ye are the blessed | of the | Lord : Who | made | 
heaven and j earth. 

16. All the whole heavens | are the | Lord's : the 
earth hath He given | to the [ chil -2- dren of | men. 

17. The dead praise not j Thee, O | Lord : neither 
all they that I go down | into | silence. 

18. But we will j praise the [ Lord : from this 
time forth for | evermore. | Praise the | Lord. 

g^ormno; draper* 

Psalm 1 1 6. — Dilexi, quoniam. 

I| AM well I pleased : that the Lord hath heard the | 
voice j of my [ prayer. 

2. That He hath inclined His ear | unto | me : there- 
fore will I call upon Him as | long | as I j live. 

3. The snares of death compassed me | round a - | 
bout : and the pains of j hell gat | hold up - [ on me. 



DAY 24. THE PSALMS. 213 

4. I shall find trouble and heaviness, and I will call 
upon the Name I of the | Lord : O Lord, I beseech | 
Thee, de - | liver my | soul. 
mf 5. Gracious is the | Lord, and | righteous : yea, | our | 
God is I merciful. 

6. The Lord pre - | serveth the | simple : I was in 
misery, | and He | helped | me. 

7. Turn again then unto thy rest, | O my | soul : for 
the Lord I hath re - | warded | thee. 

8. And why ? Thou hast delivered my | soul from | 
death : mine eyes from tears, | and my | feet from | 
falling. 

9. I will walk be - I fore the | Lord : in the | land | 
of the J living. 

10. I believed, and therefore will I speak ; but I was | 
sore I troubled : I said in my haste | All | men are | 
liars. 

11. What reward shall I give | un to the | Lord : 
for all the benefits that | He hath | done un - | to me ? 

12. I will receive the cup | of sal - | vation : and call 
upon the I Name | of the | Lord. 

13. I will pay my vows now in the presence of | 
all His I people : right dear in the sight of the Lord is the | 
death | of His | saints. 

14. Behold, O Lord, how that | I am • Thy | servant : 
I am Thy servant, and the son of Thine handmaid ; Thou 
hast I broken my | bonds in | sunder. 

15. I will offer to Thee the sacri - | fice of | thanks- 
giving : and will call upon the j Name | of the | Lord. 

p 



214 - THE PSALMS. DAY 24. 

16. I will pay my vows unto the Lord, in the sight of | 
all His I people : in the courts of the Lord's house, even 
in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. | Praise | — the | Lord. 

Psalm 1 1 7- — Laudate Dominum* 

O PRAISE the Lord, | all ye | heathen : praise j 
Him, I all ye | nations. 
2. For His merciful kindness is ever more and | 
more to - | wards us : and the truth of the Lord endureth 
for ever. | Praise | — the J Lord. 

Psalm 1 1 8.* — Confitemini Domino. 

OGIVE thanks unto the Lord, for | He is | 
gracious : because his | mercy en - | dureth for j 

ever. 

2. Let Israel now confess, that | He is | gracious : 
and that His | mer cy en - | dureth for | ever. 

3. Let the house of Aaron | now con - | fess : that 
His I mercy en - | dureth for | ever, 

4. Yea, let them now that fear the [ Lo*d con - | 
fess : that His | mercy en - j dureth for | ever. 

5. I called upon the j Lord in | trouble : and the Lord | 
heard | me at ] large. 

6. The Lord is | on my | side : I will not fear what j 
man doeth j unto j me. 

7. The Lord taketh my part with j them that | help 
me : therefore shall I see my de - | sire up - | on mine J 
enemies. 

* Proper for Easter Day. 



DAY 24. THE PSALMS. 21 5 

8. It is better to trust | in the | Lord : than to put 
any I conn* - | dence in | man. 

9. It is better to trust | in the | Lord : than to put 
any I conli - | dence in | princes. 

10. All nations compassed me | round a - | bout : 
but in the Name of the | Lord will | I de - | stroy 
them. 

1 1. They kept me in on every side, they kept me in, I 
say, on | every | side : but in the Name of the j Lord 
will I I de - I stroy them. 

12. They came about me like bees, and are extinct even 
as the fire a - [ mong the | thorns : for in the Name of 
the I Lord I | will de - | stroy them. 

13. Thou hast thrust sore at me, that | I might | fall : 
but the I Lord | was my | help. 

1 4. The Lord is my strength, | and my | song : and is 
be - I come | my sal - | vation. 

1 5. The voice of joy and health is in the dwellings j 
of the I righteous : the right hand of the Lord bringeth j 
mighty | things to | pass. 

16. The right hand of the Lord hath the | pre - j 
eminence : the right hand of the Lord bringeth | 
mighty | things to | pass. 

17. I shall not I die, but | live: and declare the 
works I of the | Lord. 

18. The Lord hath chastened and cor - | rected | me : 
but He hath not given me | over | unto | death. 

19. Open me the | gates of | righteousness : that I may 
go into them, and give | thanks | unto the J Lord. 

P 2 



2l6 THE PSALMS. DAY 24, 

20. This is the gate | of the [ Lord : the righteous | 
shall I enter | into it. 

21. I will thank Thee, for | Thou hast | heard me : 
and art be - j come | my sal - | vation. 

22. The same stone which the | build — ers re - | fused : 
is become the | head-stone | in the | corner. 

23. This is the | Lord's | doing : and it is | marvel- 
lous I in our | eyes. 

24. This is the day which the | Lord hath | made : we 
will rejoice [ and be J glad | in it. 

25. Help me I now, O j Lord: O Lord, | send us ] now 
pros - I perity. 

26. Blessed be he that cometh in the j Name • of the | 
Lord : we have wished you good luck, ye that are of the | 
house I of the | Lord. 

27. God is the Lord who hath | shewed us j light : 
bind the sacrifice with cords, yea, even unto the | horns | of 
the I altar. 

28. Thou art my God, and | I will | thank Thee : 
Thou art my | God, and | I will | praise Thee. 

29. O give thanks unto the Lord, for | He is | 
gracious : and His | mercy en - | dureth for j ever. 



(Efoenmij draper. 

Psalm 119. — Beati immaculati. 

BLESSED are those that are undefiled | in the [ way : 
and walk in the I law I of the I Lord. . 



DAY 24. THE PSALMS. 217 

2. Blessed are they that | keep His | testimonies : and 
seek Him | with their | whole | heart. 

3. For they who | do no | wickedness : walk | in | 
His I ways. 

4. Thou I hast I charged : that we shall diligently 
keep I Thy com - | mandments. 

5. O that my ways were made | so di - | rect : that | 
T might I keep Thy | statutes ! 

6. So shall I not | be con - | founded : while I have 
respect unto | all | Thy com - | mandments. 

7. I will thank Thee with an un - | feigned | heart : 
when I shall have learned the | judgments | of Thy 
righteousness. 

8. I will I keep Thy | ceremonies : for - | sake | me 
not I utterly. 

In quo corriget ! 

WHEREWITHAL shall a young man | cleanse 
his I way : even by ruling him - J self | after 
Thy word. 

10. With my whole heart | have I | sought Thee : O 
let me not go wrong | out of | Thy com - | mandments. 

1 1 . Thy words have I hid with - ] in my | heart : that 
I I should not | sin a - | gainst Thee. 

12. Blessed art | Thou, O | Lord : | teach | me 
Thy I statutes. 

13. With my lips have | I been | telling : of all the j 
judgments | of Thy | mouth. 

1 4. I have had as great delight in the way | of Thy | 
testimonies : as | in all ] manner of | riches. 



21 8 THE PSALMS. DAY 24. 

15. I will talk of [ Thy com - | mandments : and have 
re - ] spect | unto Thy | ways. 

16. My delight shall be | in Thy | statutes : and I 
will I not for - | get Thy | word. 



Retribue servo tuo. 

ODO well I unto Thy ] servant : that I may [ live, 
and [ keep Thy | word. 

18. Open I Thou mine ] eyes : that I may see the 
wondrous I things [ of Thy | law. 

19. I am a stranger up - | on | earth : O hide not | 
Thy com - | mandments [ from me. 

20. My soul breaketh out for the very | fervent de - | 
sire : that it hath | alway | unto Thy | judgments. 

21- Thou hast re - | buked the [ proud : and cursed 
are they that do | err from | Thy com - | mandments. 

22. O turn from me shame | and re - | buke : for I 
have I kept Thy | testi - ) monies. 

23. Princes also did sit and | speak a - | gainst me : 
but Thy servant is I occupied | in Thy | statutes. 

cres. 24. For Thy testimonies are | my de - | light : and j 
my I counsel - | lors» 

Adhcesit pavlmento. 

MY soul cleaveth | to the | dust : O quicken Thou 
me, ac - | cording | to Thy | word. 
26. I have acknowledged my ways, and Thou | 
heardest | me : J teach | me Thy | statutes. 



DAY 25. THE PSALMS. 219 

27. Make me to understand the way of | Thy com - | 
mandments : and so shall I talk | of Thy | wondrous | 
works. 

28. My soul melteth away for | very | heaviness : 
comfort thou me ac - | cording | unto Thy | word. 

29. Take from me the | way of [ lying : and cause 
Thou me to I make much | of Thy | law. 

30. I have chosen the | way of | truth : and Thy 
judgments [ have I | laid be - | fore me. 

31. I have stuck I unto Thy | testimonies : \ 
Lord, con - | found me | not, 

32. I will run the way of | Thy com - | mandments : 
when Thou hast | set my | heart at | liberty. 

Day 25. Scorning Reaper* 

Legem pone. 

TEACH me, O Lord, the way | of Thy | statutes : 
and I shall | keep it | unto the | end. 

34. Give me understanding, and I shall | keep Thy | 
law : yea, I shall keep it [ with my | whole [ heart. 

35. Make me to go in the path of | Thy com - j 
mandments : for there - | in is | my de - | sire, 

36. Incline my heart | unto Thy | testimonies : and | 
not to I covetous - | ness. 

37. O turn away mine eyes, lest they be - | hold [ 
vanity : and quicken | Thou me | in Thy | way. 

38. O stablish Thy word | in Thy ] servant : that | 
I may | fear | Thee. 



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39. Take away the rebuke that | I am a - | fraid of 
for Thy j judgments | are | good. 

40. Behold, my delight is in | Thy com - j mandments 
O quicken | me | in Thy j righteousness. 

Et vent at super me. 

LET Thy loving mercy come also unto j me, O | 
Lord : even Thy salvation, ac - [ cording j 
unto Thy ] word. 

42. So shall I make answer unto | my bias - | phemers 
for my I trust is | in Thy | word. 

43. O take not the word of Thy truth utterly | out of 
my [ mouth : for my | hope is j in Thy | judgments. 

44. So shall I alway | keep Thy | law : yea, | for ) 
ever and | ever. 

45. And I will [ walk at | liberty : for I | seek j 
Thy com - | mandments. 

46. I will speak of Thy testimonies also, even be - [ 
fore I kings : and [ will not [ be a - f shamed. 

47. And my delight shall be in | Thy com - | 
mandments : which | I | have | loved. 

48. My hands also will I lift up unto Thy command- 
ments which I I have | loved : and my study | shall be | 
in Thy | statutes. 

Memor esto servi tui. 

O THINK upon Thy servant, as con - | cerning Thy | 
word : wherein Thou hast caused | me to | 
put my I trust. 



DAY 25. 



THE PSALMS. 



221 



50. The same is my comfort | in my | trouble : 
for Thy I word hath | quickened | me. 

51. The proud have had me exceedingly | in de - | 
rision : yet have I not | shrinked | from Thy | law. 

52. For I remembered Thine everlasting judg - | 
ments, O | Lord : and | re - | ceived | comfort. 

53. I am horri - | bly a - | fraid : for the ungodly | 
that for - I sake Thy | law. 

54. Thy statutes have | been my | songs : in the | 
house I of my | pilgrimage. 

55. I have thought upon Thy Name, O Lord, in the | 
night - I season : and | have | kept Thy | law. 

56. This I I j had : because I | kept | Thy com - | 
mandments. 

Portlo mea y Domine. 

THOU art my portion, [ O | Lord : I have promis - | 
ed to I keep Thy | law. 

58. I made my humble petition in Thy presence 
With my I whole | heart : O be merciful unto me, ac - | 
cording | to Thy | word. 

59. I called mine own ways | to re - | membrance : 
and turned my | feet un - | to Thy | testimonies. 

60. I made haste, and prolonged | not the | time : to | 
keep [ Thy com - | mandments. 

61. The congregations of the ungodly have | robbed | 
me : but I have | not for - | gotten Thy ] law. 

62. At midnight I will rise to give thanks | unto j 
Thee : because J of Thy | righteous | judgments. 



222 THE PSALMS. DAY 2$. 

63. I am a companion of all | them that | fear Thee : 
and I keep | Thy com ^ j mandments. 

64. The earth, O Lord, is full | of Thy | mercy : | 
teach I me Thy | statutes. 

Bonitatem fectst'u 

OLORD, Thou hast dealt graciously | with Thy | 
servant ; ac - | cording | unto Thy | word. 

66. O learn me true under - | standing and | knowledge : 
for I have be - | lieved | Thy com - | mandments. 

67. Before I was troubled, | I went | wrong : but now | 
have I I kept Thy | word, 

68. Thou art j good and | gracious : | teach j 
me Thy | statutes. 

69. The proud have imagined a | lie a - [ gainst me : 
but I will keep Thy commandments | with my | whole j 
heart, 

70. Their heart is as ] fat as [ brawn : but my delight 
hath I been | in Thy | law. 

71. It is good for me that I have J been in | trouble : 
that j I may | learn Thy | statutes. 

72. The law of Thy mouth is dearer | unto | 
me : than | thousands of | gold and | silver. 

(Ebem'nj draper. 

Manus tu<z fecerunt me. 

THY hands have made me and j fashioned | me : O 
give me understanding, that I may | learn j 
Thy com - | mandments. 



DAY 25. THE PSALMS. 223 

74. They that fear Thee will be glad j when they | 
see me : because I have put my | trust | in Thy | 
word. 

75. I know, O Lord, that Thy | judgments are | 
right : and that Thou of very faithfulness hast j caused me | 
to be I troubled. 

76. O let Thy merciful kindness | be my | comfort : 
according to Thy | word | unto Thy | servant. 

77. O let Thy loving mercies come unto me, that | I 
may | live : for Thy | law is | my de - | light. 

78. Let the proud be confounded, for they go wickedly 
about I to de - I stroy me : but I will be occu - | pied 
in I Thy com - | mandments. 

79. Let such as fear Thee, and have | known Thy | 
testimonies : be | turned | unto | me. 

80. O let my heart be sound | in Thy ] statutes : that | 
I be I not a - | shamed. 

Defecit anima mea. 

MY soul hath longed for | Thy sal - | vation : and I 
have a good hope be - | cause | of Thy | word. 

82. Mine eyes long sore j for Thy | word : saying, O 
When I wilt thou | comfort | me ? 

83. For I am become like a bottle | in the | smoke : 
yet do I not | for - | get Thy | statutes. 

84. How many are the days | of Thy | servant : when 
wilt Thou be avenged of | them that | persecute | me ? 

85. The proud have digged j pits for | me : which | 
are not | after Thy [ law. 



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DAY 25. 



86. All Thy com - | mandments are | tme : they 
persecute me falsely ; | O be | Thou my | help. 

87. They had almost made an end of | me up — on j 
earth : but I for - ] sook not | Thy com - | mandments. 

88. O quicken me after Thy | loving - | kindness : and 
so shall I keep the testi - [ monies | of Thy | mouth. 

In aturnum, Domlne. 

Oj LORD, Thy I word : endureth for | ever | in j 
heaven. 

90. Thy truth also remaineth from one generation | to 
an - I other : Thou hast laid the foundation of the | earth, 
and I it a - I bideth. 

91. They continue this day according | to Thine 
ordinance : for | all things | serve | Thee. 

92. If my delight had not been J in Thy | law : I 
should have I perished | in my | trouble. 

93. I will never forget | Thy com - | mandments : for 
with them I Thou hast | quickened ] me. 

94. I am I Thine, O | save me : for I have | sought j 
Thy com - | mandments. 

95. The ungodly laid wait for me | to de - | stroy me : 
but I will con - I sider Thy | testi - | monies. 

96. I see that all things come | to an | end : but Thy 
commandment | is ex - [ ceeding | broad. 

Quomodo dilext I 

LORD, what love have I | unto Thy | law : all the 
day long [ is my | study | in it. 



DAY 26. THE PSALMS. 225 

98. Thou through Thy commandments hast made me 
wiser I than mine | enemies : for | they are | ever | with me. 

99. I have more understanding | than my | teachers • 
for Thy testi - | monies | are my | study. 

1 00. I am wiser | than the | aged : because I | keep | 
Thy com - | mandments. 

1 01. I have refrained my feet from every | evil | way : 
that J I may | keep Thy | word. 

102. I have not shrunk | from Thy | judgments : for | 
Thou I teachest ] me. 

103. O how sweet are Thy words | unto my | throat : 
yea, sweeter than | honey | unto my | mouth. 

1 04. Through Thy commandments I get | under - | 
standing : therefore I | hate all j evil | ways. 

Day 26. Scorning; draper. 

Lucerna ped'ibus meis.' 

THY word is a lantern | unto my | feet : and a | 
light I unto my | paths. 

106. I have sworn, and am | stedfastly | purpos'd : to | 
keep Thy | righteous | judgments. 

107. I am troubled a - | bove | measure : quicken me, 
O Lord, ac - | cording | to Thy | word. 

108. Let the free-will offerings of my mouth please | 
Thee, O [ Lord : and | teach | me Thy | judgments. 

109. My soul is alway | in my | hand : yet do I | not 
for - j get Thy | law. 

HO. The ungodly have laid a [ snare for }■ me V but yet 
T swerved I not from | Thy com - [ mandments. 



226 



THE PSALMS. 



DAY 26. 



111. Thy testimonies have I claimed as mine heritage j 
for j ever : and why ? they are the very | joy \ of my | 
heart. 

112. I have applied my heart to fulfil Thy ] statutes | 
alway : even | un - ] to the | end. 

Iniquos odio habuu 

I HATE them that imagine | evil | things : but | Thy 
law I do I [ love. 

1 1 4. Thou ait my de - | fence and | shield : and my j 
trust is [ in Thy I word. 

115. Away from I me, ye | wicked : I will keep the 
com - J mandments | of my | God. 

116. O stablish me according to Thy word, that | I 
may | live : and let me not be disap - | pointed | of my j 
hope. 

117. Hold Thou me up, and | I • shall be | safe ; yea, 
my delight shall be | ever | in Thy [ statutes. 

118. Thou hast trodden down all them that depart | 
from Thy | statutes : for they i - | magine | but de - ] ceit. 

119. Thou puttest away all the ungodly of the | earth 
like I dross : therefore I | love Thy 1 testi - | monies. 

120. My flesh trembleth for | fear of | Thee : and I 
am a - j fraid | of Thy [ judgments. 



Feci judicium . 

IDEAL with the thing that is | lawful and | right ; O 
give me not Over | unto | mine op - | pressors. 



' DAY 26. THE PSALMS. 227 

122. Make Thou Thy servant to delight in | that ' which 
is I good : that the | proud do | me no | wrong. 

123. Mine eyes are wasted away with looking | for 
Thy I health : and for the | word | of Thy | righteousness. 

124. O deal with Thy servant according unto Thy j 
loving I mercy : and ] teach j me Thy [ statutes. 

125. I am Thy servant, O grant me | under - | 
standing : that I may | know Thy j testi - [ monies. 

126. It is time for Thee, Lord, to lay | to Thine | 
hand : for they | have de - | stroyed Thy | law. 

127. For I love I Thy com - | mandments : above | 
gold and | precious | stone. 

128. Therefore hold I straight all | Thy com - | 
mandments : and all false ways I | utter - | ly ab - | hor. 

Mirabilia. 

THY testi - I monies are | wonderful : therefore | 
doth my | soul | keep them. 

130. When Thy word | goeth | forth : it giveth light 
and under - | standing | unto the ] simple. 

131. I opened my mouth, and drew | in my | breath : 
for my delight | was in | Thy com - | mandments. 

132. O look thou upon me, and be merciful | unto | me : 
as Thou usest to do unto | those that | love Thy [ Name. 

133. Order my steps | in Thy ) word : and so shall 
no wickedness | have do - j minion ] over me. 

134. O deliver me from the wrongful | dealings of | 
men : and so shall I | keep | Thy com - | mandments. 



228 



THE PSALMS. 



DAY 20. 



135. Shew the light of Thy countenance up - | on Thy | 
servant : and | teach | me Thy | statutes. 

136. Mine eyes gush I out with | water : because | 
men keep | not Thy | law. 

Justus es 9 Domine, 

RIGHTEOUS art | Thou, O | Lord : and | true | 
is Thy I judgment. 

138. The testimonies that Thou | hast com - | 
manded : are ex - | ceeding | righteous and | true. 

139. My zeal hath even con - | sumed | me : because 
mine enemies | have for - | gotten Thy | words. 

1 40. Thy word is tried | to the | uttermost : and Thy | 
servant | loveth | it. 

141. I am small, and of | no repu - | tation : yet do 
I not for - I get I Thy com - | mandments. 

1 42. Thy righteousness is an ever - | lasting j righteous- 
ness : and Thy [ law | is the | truth. 

1 43. Trouble and heaviness have taken | hold up - | 
on me : yet is my de - ] light in ( Thy com - | mandments. 

1 44. The righteousness of Thy testimonies is | ever - | 
lasting : O grant me under- | stand ± ing, and | I shall [ live. 

(Etienmo: prayer* 

Clamavt in toto corde met), 

I CALL with my | whole j heart : hear me, O Lord, | 
I will j keep Thy | statutes. 
1 46. Yea, even unto Thee | do I | call : help me, and | 
1 shall j keep Thy . | testimonies. 



DAY 26. THE PSALMS. 229 

147. Early in the morning do I cry | unto | Thee : 
for in Thy I word | is my [ trust. 

1 48. Mine eyes prevent the | night - | watches : that 
I might be I occupied | in Thy | words. 

149. Hear my voice O Lord, according unto Thy | 
loving - I kindness : quicken me, ac - | cording as | 
Thou art | wont. 

150. They draw nigh that of malice [ persecute | 
me : and are | far | from Thy | law. 

151. Be Thou nigh at | hand, O [ Lord : for all 
Thy com - | mandments | are | true. 

152. As concerning Thy testimonies, I have J known 
long I since : that Thou hast | grounded | them for | 
ever. 

Vide humilitatem. 

O CONSIDER mine adversity, and de - | liver | 
me : for I do | not for - | get Thy | law. 

154. Avenge Thou my cause, and de - j liver | 
me : quicken me, ac - | cording | to Thy | word. 

155. Health is far | from the • un - | godly : for 
they re - I gard | not Thy | statutes. 

156. Great is Thy mercy, | O | Lord : quicken | 
me, as [ Thou art | wont. 

157. Many there are that trouble me, and | persecute | 
me : yet do I not | swerve | from Thy | testimonies. 

158. It grieveth me when I | see the ■ trans - | 
gressors : because | they keep | not Thy | law. 

159. Consider O Lord, how I love | Thy com - | 



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THE PSALMS. 



DAY 26. 



mandments : O quicken me, according | to Thy ! 
loving - I kindness. 

160. Thy word is true from | ever - | lasting : all the 
judgments of Thy righteousness en- | dure for | ever- | more. 

Principes persecuti sunt. 




RINCES have persecuted me with - | out a | cause : 
but my heart standeth in | awe | of Thy | word. 



162. I am as glad j of Thy | word : as one that | 
findeth | great | spoils. 

163. As for lies, I hate | and ab - | hor them : but | 
Thy law I do I I love. 

164. Seven times a day ] do I J praise Thee : because | 
of Thy I righteous | judgments. 

165. Great is the peace that they have who [ love Thy | 
law : and they are ] not of - | fended [ at it. 

166. Lord, I have looked for Thy | saving | health : 
and done [ after | Thy com - | mandments. 

167. My soul hath | kept Thy | testimonies : and | 
loved I them ex - | ceedingly. 

168. I have kept Thy commandments | and | testimo- 
nies : for all my | ways ] are be- - | fore Thee. 

Approplnquet deprecatio. 

LET my complaint come before [ Thee, O | Lord : 
give me understanding, ac - | cording | to Thy j 

word. 

170. Let my supplication | come be - | fore Thee : 
deliver me, ac - | cording j to Thy | word. 



DAY 27. THE PSALMS. 23 1 

171. My lips shall speak | of Thy | praise : when 
Thou hast I taught | me Thy | statutes. 

172. Yea my tongue shall sing | of Thy | word : for 
all Thy com - | mand - | merits are | righteous. 

173. Let Thine | hand | help me : for I have | chosen | 
Thy com - | mandments. 

174. I have longed for Thy saving | health, O | 
Lord : and in Thy [ law is | my de - | light. 

175. O let my soul live, and | it shall | praise Thee : 
and Thy | judg - | ments shall J help me. 

176. I have gone astray like a sheep | that is | lost : O 
seek Thy servant, for I do not for - ] get | Thy com - | 
mandments. 

Day 27. Scorning draper. 

Psalm i 20. — Ad Dominum. 

WHEN I was in trouble I called up - j on the | 
Lord : and | He | heard | me. 

2. Deliver my soul O Lord, from | lying ] lips : and | 
from a'de - [ ceitful [ tongue. 

3. What reward shall be given or done unto thee | 
thou false | tongue : even mighty and sharp arrows, | with 
hot I burning | coals. 

4. Woe is me, that I am constrained to | dwell | with | 
Mesech : and to have my habitation a - | mong the | 
tents of I Kedar. 

5. My soul hath long | dwelt among them : that are | 
enemies | unto | peace. 

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232 . THE PSALMS. DAY 27. 

6. I labour for peace, but when I speak unto | them 
there - | of : they | make them | ready to | battle. 

Psalm 121. — Levavi oculos. 

I WILL lift up mine eyes | un to the | hills : from | 
whence | cometh my | help. 

2. My help cometh even | from the | Lord : who hath | 
made | heaven and | earth. 

3. He will not suffer thy foot | to be | moved : and He 
that I keepeth thee | will not | sleep. 

4. Behold, He that | keepeth | Israel : shall | neither | 
slumber nor | sleep. 

5. The Lord Himself | is thy | keeper : the Lord is 
thy de - ( fence up - j on Thy | right hand ; 

6. So that the sun shall not | burn • thee by | day : 
nei - [ ther the j moon by | night. 

7. The Lord shall preserve thee | from all | evil : yea, 
it is even He | that shall | keep thy [ soul. 

8. The Lord shall preserve thy going out, and thy | 
coming in : from this time ) forth for [ ever - | more. 

Psalm 122. — Lcetatus sum. 

I WAS glad when they | said unto | me : We will 
go into the I house ] of the | Lord. 

2. Our feet shall stand | in thy | gates : | — Je - | 
rusa - I lem. 

3. Jerusalem is built [ as a | city : that is at | unity | 
in it - [ self. 

4. For thither the tribes go up, even the tribes of the | 



DAY 27. THE PSALMS. 233 

Lord : to testify unto Israel, to give thanks unto the | 
Name | of the | Lord. 

5. For there is the | seat of | judgment : even the seat | 
of the I house of | David. 

6. O pray for the peace | of Je - | rusalem : they shall | 
prosper that | love | Thee. 

7. Peace be with - | in thy | walls : and plenteous - | 
ness with - | in thy [ palaces. 

8. For my brethren and com - | panions' | sakes : I 
will I wish I thee pros - | perity. 

9. Yea, because of the house of the | Lord our | God : 
I will I seek to | do thee | good. 

Psalm 123. — Ad te levavi oculos meos. 

LTNTO Thee lift I | up mine | eyes : O Thou that | 
J dwellest | in the [ heavens. 

2. Behold, even as the eyes of servants look unto the 
hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the 
hand | of her | mistress : even so our eyes wait upon the 
Lord our God, until ] He have | mercy up - [ on us. 

3* Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have | mercy up - | 
us : for we are ( utter - | ly de - | spised. 

4. Our soul is filled with the scornful reproof | of the | 
wealthy : and with the de - | spitefulness | of the | 
proud. 

Psalm 124. — Nisi quia Dominus. 

IF the Lord himself had not been on our side, now 
may | Israel | say : If the Lord himself had not been 
on our side, when | men rose | up a - | gainst us ; 



234 



THE PSALMS. 



DAY 27. 



2. They had swallowed [ us up | quick : when they 
were so wrathful - | ly dis - J pleased [ at us. 

3. Yea the waters had [ drowned [ us : and the stream 



4. The deep waters [ of the | proud : had gone | even j 
over our | soul. 

5. But praised [ be the | Lord : who hath not given us 
over for a ] prey | unto their | teeth. 

6. Our soul is escaped even as a bird out of the snare | 
of the [ fowler : the snare is broken, | and we | are de - j 
liver - [ ed. 

7. Our help standeth in the | Name • of the | Lord : 
who hath I made | heaven and | earth. 



k HEY that put their trust in the Lord shall be even | 



J- as the • mount | Sion : which may not be removed, 
but j standeth | fast for | ever. 

2. The hills stand a - | bout Je - | rusalem : even so 
standeth the Lord round about His people, from this 
time I forth for I ever - | more. 

3. For the rod of the ungodly cometh not into the lot j 
of the I righteous : lest the righteous put their | hand j 
unto I wickedness. 

4. Do I well, O [ Lord : unto those that are | good 
and I true of | heart. 

5. As for such as turn back unto | their own | wicked- 
ness : the Lord shall lead them forth with the evil doers ; 
but [ peace shall [ be up — on | Israel. 



had [ gone ] over our | soul. 



Psalm 125. — Qui confidunt. 




DAY 27. 



THE PSALMS. 



235 



(Ebemng; draper* 

Psalm 126. — In convertendo. 

WHEN the Lord turned again the captivi - | ty of | 
Sion : then were we like [ unto | them that | 

dream. 

2. Then was our mouth | filled with ] laughter : and | 
our [ tongue with [ joy. 

3. Then said they a - | mong the [ heathen : The 
Lord hath | done great | things | for them. 

4. Yea, the Lord hath done great things for | us al - | 
ready : where - | of | we re - | joice. 

5. Turn our captivity, | O | Lord : as the | rivers | 
in the [ south. 

6. They that | sow in [ tears : shall | reap | in [ joy. 

7. He that now goeth on his way weeping, and beareth | 
forth good I seed : shall doubtless come again with joy, 
and I bring his | sheaves | with him. 

Psalm 127. — Nisi Dominus. 




XCEPT the Lord [ build the | house : their labour | 
! is but I lost that | build it. 



2. Except the Lord | keep the | city : the watchman | 
waketh [ but in | vain. 

3. It is but lost labour that ye haste to rise up early, and 
so late take rest, and eat the | bread of | carefulness : for 
so He giveth | His be - | loved | sleep. 

4. Lo, children and the fruit | of the | womb : are an 
heritage and gift that | cometh 1 of the [ Lord. 



236 THE PSALMS. DAY 27. 

5. Like as the arrows in the hand ] of the j giant : 
even J so • are the [ young | children. 

6. Happy is the man that hath, his | quiver [ full of 
them : they shall not be ashamed, when they speak with 
their | enemies | in the | gate. 

Psalm 128. — Beati omnes. 

BLESSED are all they that | fear the | Lord : and j 
walk I in His | ways. 

2. For thou shalt eat the labours | of thine ] hands : O 
well is thee, ar\d | happy | shalt thou | be. 

3. Thy wife shall be as the | fruitful ] vine : upon the \ 
walls I of thine | house. 

4. Thy children like the | olive - | branches : round 
a - I bout I thy | table. 

5. Lo,thus shall the | man be ] blessed : that | fear - | 
eth the ] Lord. 

6. The Lord from out of Sion | shall so | bless thee : 
that thou shalt see Jerusalem in prosperity ] all thy | life | 
long. 

7. Yea, that thou shalt see thy ] children's | children : 
and j peace upon ] Isra - | el. 

Psalm 129. — Scepe expugnaverunt. 

MANY a time have they fought against me from | my 
youth I up : may I Israel | now J say. 
2. Yea, many a time have they vexed me from | my 
youth I up : but they have | not pre - ] vail - ed a - | 
gainst me. 



DAY 27. THE PSALMS. 237 

3. The plowers plowed up - | on my | back : and j 
made | long | furrows. 

4. But the I righteous [ Lord : hath hewn the snares | 
of the • un - j godly in | pieces. 

5. Let them be confounded and | turned | backward : 
as many as have | evil | will at | Sion. 

6. Let them be even as the grass growing up - | on 
the I housetops : which withereth afore | it be [ plucked | 
up. 

7 Whereof the mower filleth | not his [ hand : neither 
he that bindeth | up the | sheaves his | bosom. 

8. So that they who go by say not so much as, The | 
Lord I prosper you: we wish you good luck in the | Name | 
of the ] Lord. 

Psalm 130.* — De profundis. 

OUT of the deep have 1 called unto | Thee,0 [ Lord : 
Lord, I hear | my | voice. 

2. O let Thine ears con - | sider | well : the | voice 
of I my com - | plaint. 

3. If Thou Lord, wilt be, extreme to mark what is j 
done a - | miss : O Lord, | who | may a - | bide it ? 

4. For there is | mercy | with Thee : therefore | 
shalt I Thou be | feared. 

5. I look for the Lord ; my soul doth | wait for | 
Him : in His | word j is my | trust. 

6. My soul fleeth | un — to the | Lord : before the 
morning watch, I say, be - | fore the | morning | watch 

* Proper for Ash Wednesday. The next is Psalm 143. 



238 THE PSALMS. DAY 28. 

cres. 7. O Israel, trust in the Lord, for with the Lord ] there 
is I mercy : and with | Him is ] plen — teous re - | 
demption. 

8. And He shall re - | deem | Israel : from | all | 
his I sins. 

Psalm 131. — Domine, non est. 

mf T ORD, I am | not high - | minded : I | have no | 
J — j proud I looks. 

2. I do not exercise myself in | great | matters : which | 
are too | high for | me. 

3. But I refrain my soul, and keep it low, like as a child 
that is weaned | from his | mother : yea my sou] is even | 
as a I weaned | child. 

4. O Israel, | trust • in the | Lord : from this time | 
forth for | ever - | more. 

Day 28. scorning; grayer* 

Psalm 132.* — Memento Domine. 

mf T ORD, re - | member | David : and | all | his | 
1 — j trouble ; 

2. How he sware | un - to the | Lord : and vowed a 
vow unto the Al - | mighty | God of | Jacob ; 

3. I will not come within the tabernacle | of mine [ 
house : nor climb | up in - | to my | bed ; 

4. I will not suffer mine eyes to sleep, nor mine | eye- 
lids to ] slumber : neither the temples of my head to | 
take j any | rest ; 

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5. Until I find out a place for the temple | of the | 
Lord : an habitation for the | mighty | God of I Jacob. 

6. Lo, we heard of the | same at | Ephrata : and I 
found it I in the | wood. 

7. We will go I into His | tabernacle : and fall low on 
our I knees be - | fore His | footstool. 

8. Arise O Lord, into Thy | resting - | place : Thou 
and the I ark | of Thy | strength. 

9. Let Thy priests be | cloth - ed with | righteousness : 
and let Thy | saints | sing with | joy fulness. 

10. For Thy servant j David's | sake : turn not away 
the j presence of | Thine A - | nointed. 

1 1. The Lord hath made a faithful oath | unto | David : 
and He | shall not | shrink from | it. 

12. Of the fruit I of thy | body : shall I | set up - | on 
thy I seat. 

13. If thy children will keep my covenant, and my 
testimonies that | I shall | learn them : their children also 
shall sit upon thy | seat for | ever - | more. 

14. For the Lord hath chosen Sion to be an habitation | 
for Him | self : He | hath | longed | for her. 

1 5. This shall be my | rest for | ever : here will I dwell, 
for I I have a de - | light there - | in. 

16. I will bless her I victuals with | increase : and will 
satis - I fy her | poor with | bread. 

17. I will deck her | priests with | health : and her 
saints | shall re - | joice and | sing. 

18. There shall I make the horn of [ Da ^ vid to | 
flourish : I have ordained a | lantern for | mine A - | nointed. 



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19. As for his enemies, I shall clothe | them with j 
shame : but upon himself | shall his | crown | flourish. 

Psalm 133. — Ecce, quant bonum I 

mf T) EHOLD, how good and joyful a ] thing it | is j 
JlJ brethren, to | dwell to - | gether in | unity. 

2. It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that 
ran down | un ±- to the | beard : even unto Aaron's beard, 
and went down to the | skirts | of his J clothing. 

3. Like as the ] dew of ] Hermon : which fell up - | 
on the I hill of | Sion. 

4. For there the Lord | promised His | blessing : and | 
life for I ever - | more. 

Psalm 134. — Ecce nunc, 

f 13 EHOLD now, | praise the | Lord : all ye | servants | 
JD of the I Lord ; 

2. Ye that by night stand in the house | of the | Lord : 
even in the courts of the | house | of our | God. 

3. Lift up your hands | in the | sanctuary : and ] 
praise | — the | Lord. 

4. The Lord that made | heaven and | earth : give 
thee I blessing | out of ] Sion. 

Psalm 1 3 5. — Laudate Nomen. 

mf S~\ PRAISE the Lord, laud ye the | Name ■ of the | 
V^>/ Lord : praise it, ye [ servants | of the | Lord ; 

2. Ye that stand in the house | of the | Lord : in 
the courts of the | house ] of our j God. 



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3. O praise the Lord, for the | Lord is | gracious : 
O sing praises unto His Name, | for | it is [ lovely. 

4. For why ? the Lord hath chosen Jacob j unto Him - | 
self : and Israel | for His j own pos - | session. 

5. For I know that the | Lord is | great : and that 
our Lord | is a - | bove all | gods. 

6. Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did He in heaven, | 
and in | earth : in the sea, | and in | all deep | places. 

7. He bringeth forth the clouds from the ends | of the | 
world : and sendeth forth lightnings with the rain, bringing 
the I winds out | of His | treasures, 

8. He smote the first - | born of | Egypt : both | of | 
man and | beast. 

9. He hath sent tokens and wonders into the midst of 
thee, O thou [ land of | Egypt : upon Pharaoh [ and | 
all his I servants. 

10. He smote | divers [ nations : and | slew | mighty | 
kings ; 

11. Sehon king of the Amorites, and Og the | king of | 
Basan : and | all the ] king doms of | Canaan ; 

12. And gave their land to [ be an | heritage : even an 
heritage unto | Isra - [ el his | people. 

13. Thy Name O Lord, en - | dureth for | ever : so 
doth Thy memorial O Lord, from one gener - ] ation | 
to an - I other. 

1 4. For the Lord will a - | venge His [ people : 
and be I gracious | unto His [ servants. 

1 5. As for the images of the heathen, they are but | 
silver and | gold : the | work of | men's | hands. 



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16. They have ] mouths, and | speak not : eyes | 
have they, | but they | see not. 

17. They have ears, and ] yet they | hear not : neither 
is there any | breath | in their | mouths. 

18. They that make them are | like unto | them : 
and so are all they that | put their | trust in | them. 

19. Praise the Lord, ye ] house of | Israel : praise the | 
Lord, ye | house of | Aaron. 

20. Praise the Lord, ye | house of | Levi : ye that 
fear the | Lord, | praise the | Lord. 

21. Praised be the Lord | out of | Sion : who | 
dwelleth | at Je - | rusalem. 

flRjem'ttg; Reaper* 

Psalm 136. — Confitem'inu 

OGIVE thanks unto the Lord, for | He is | gracious : 
and His | mer cy en - | dureth for | ever.* 

2. O give thanks unto the God | of all | gods : for His | 
mer ± cy en - | dureth for | ever. 

3. O thank the Lord | of all | lords : for His | 
mer -2- cy en - | dureth for | ever. 

4. Who only I doeth great | wonders : for His | 
mer cy en - | dureth for | ever. 

5. Who by His excellent wisdom [ made the | heavens : 
for His I mer -s. cy en - | dureth for | ever. 

6. Who laid out the earth a - | bove the | waters : 
for His I mer -2- cy en - | dureth for | ever. 

* Both sides of the Choir are requested to sing the words, "For His mercy 
endure th for ever." 



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7. Who hath I made great | lights : for His | mer a 
cy en - | dureth for | ever. 

8. The sun to I rule the | day : for His | mer cy 
en - I dureth for | ever. 

9. The moon and the stars to | gov -2- ern the | night : 
for His I mer -i- cy en - | dureth for | ever. 

10. Who smote Egypt | with their | first-born : for His | 
mer — cy en - | dureth for | ever. 

1 1 . And brought out Israel | from a - | mong them : 
for His I mer cy en - | dureth for | ever. 

12. With a mighty hand, and | stretched-out | arm : 
for His I mer cy en - | dureth for | ever. 

13. Who divided the Red Sea | in two ] parts : 
for His I mer cy en - | dureth for | ever. 

1 4. And made Israel to go | through the | midst of it : 
for His I mer cy en - | dureth for | ever. 

15. But as for Pharoah and his host, he overthrew 
them I in the • Red | Sea : for His | mer cy en - | 
dureth for | ever. 

16. Who led His people | through the | wilderness . 
for His [ mer -2- cy en - | dureth for | ever. 

1 7. Who I smote great | kings : for His | mer - 
cy en - I dureth for | ever. 

18. Yea and slew | mighty | kings : for His | mer cy 
en - I dureth for | ever. 

19. Sehon king | of the | Amorites : for His | 
mer -2- cy en - | dureth for j ever. 

20. And Og the | king of | Basan : for His | mer ± cy 
en - I dureth for | ever. 



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21. And gave away their land | for an | heritage : 
for His I mer cy en - j dureth for | ever. 

22. Even for an heritage unto Isra - | el His [ servant : 
for His I mer -2- cy en - | dureth for | ever ; 

23. Who remembered us when we [ were in | trouble : 
for His j mer -2- cy en - | dureth for | ever. 

24. And hath delivered US | from our | enemies : 
for His I mer -2- cy en - | dureth for | ever. 

25. Who giveth food | to all | flesh : for His | 
mer -2- cy en - | dureth for | ever ; 

26. O give thanks unto the ] God of | heaven : 
for His I mer -2- cy en - | dureth for | ever. 

27. O give thanks unto the | Lord of j lords : 
for His I mer -2- cy en - | dureth for | ever. 

Psalm 137. — Super JLumina. 

BY the waters of Babylon we sat | down and | 
wept : when we re - | membered | thee, O | Sion. 

2. As for our harps, we | hanged them | up : upon the j 
trees that | are there - | in. 

3. For they that led us away captive required of us then 
a song, and melody, | in our | heaviness : Sing us one | 
of the I songs of | Sion. 

4. How shall we sing the | Lord's | song : in | — a | 
strange | land ? 

5. If I forget thee, | O Je - | rusalem : let my right | 
hand for - | get her | cunning. 

6. If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to 



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the roof I of my I mouth : yea if I prefer not Je - I 
rusalem f in my j mirth. 

7. Remember the children of Edom, O Lord in 
the day I of Je - I rusalem : how they said, Down with 
it, down with it, | even | to the | ground. 

8. O daughter of Babylon, wast - | ed with ] misery : 
yea, happy shall he be that rewardeth thee, as J thou hast | 
served | us. 

9. Blessed shall he be that j taketh thy | children : 
and throweth | them a - j gainst the | stones. 

Psalm 138. — Confitebor tlb'u 

I WILL give thanks unto Thee O Lord, with my | 
whole I heart : even before the gods will | I sing | 
praise un - | to Thee. 

2. I will worship toward Thy holy temple, and praise 
Thy Name, because of Thy loving - | kindness and | 
truth : for Thou hast magnified Thy Name, and Thy | 
word a - j bove all | things. 

3. When I called upon Thee, Thou | heardest | 
me : and enduedst my | soul with | much J strength. 

4. All the kings of the earth shall praise j Thee, O | 
Lord : for they have heard the | words | of Thy | mouth. 

5. Yea, they shall sing in the ways | of the | Lord : 
that great is the | glory | of the | Lord. 

6. For though the Lord be high, yet hath He respect | 
un-i-to the | lowly : as for the proud, He be - | holdeth | 
them afar | off. 

7. Though I walk in the midst of trouble, yet shalt | 



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Thou re - | fresh me : Thou shalt stretch forth Thy hand 
upon the furiousness of mine enemies, and | Thy right | 
hand shall | save me. 

8. The Lord shall make good His loving - | 
kind ness to - | ward me : yea Thy mercy O Lord, 
endureth for ever ; despise not then the | works of | 
Thine own | hands. 

Day 29. Scorning draper/ 

Psalm 139. — Domine, prolastu 

O LORD, Thou hast searched me | out, and | 
known me : Thou knowest my down -sitting, and 
mine up-rising ; Thou understandest my | thoughts | 
long be - [ fore. 

2. Thou art about my path, and a - | bout my | 
bed : and | spiest out | all my | ways. 

3. For lo, there is not a word | in my | tongue : 
but Thou, O Lord, | knowest it | alto - | gether. 

4. Thou hast fashioned me behind | and be - | fore ; 
and I laid Thine | hand up - [ on me. 

5. Such knowledge is too wonderful and | excellent | 
for me : I cannot at - | tain | unto [ it. 

6. Whither shall I go then | from Thy ] Spirit : or 
whither shall I | go then | from Thy | presence ? 

7. If I climb up into heaven, | Thou art ] there : if I 
go down to hell, | Thou art | there | also. 

8. If I take the wings | of the | morning : and remain 
in the uttermost | parts | of the | sea ; 



DAY 29. THE PSALMS. 247 

9. Even there also shall | Thy hand | lead me : and I 
Thy right | hand shall | hold me. 

10. If I say, Peradventure the darkness shall | cover | 
me : then shall xny | night be | turned to | day. 

11. Yea, the darkness is no darkness with Thee, but the 
night is as clear | as the | day : the darkness and light to | 
Thee are | both a - | like. 

12. For my I reins are [ Thine : Thou hast covered 
me I in my | mother's | womb. 

13. I will give thanks unto Thee, for I am fearfully 
and I wonderfully | made : marvellous are Thy works, and 
that my soul | knoweth | right | well. 

14. My bones are not | hid from | Thee : though I be 
made secretly, and fashioned be - | neath | in the | earth. 

1 5. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet | being im - | 
perfect : and in Thy book were | all my | members j written ; 

16. Which day by | day were | fashioned : when as 
yet I there was | none of | them. 

17. How dear are Thy counsels unto | me, O | God : 

how great | is the | sum of | them ! 

18. If I tell them, they are more in number | than the | 
sand : when I wake up | I am | present | with Thee. 

: 19. Wilt Thou not slay the | wicked, O | God : 
depart from me, | ye blood - | thirsty | men. 

1 20. For they speak unrighteously a - | gainst | Thee : 
and Thine enemies | take Thy | Name in | vain. 

21. Do not I hate them O Lord, that | hate | Thee : 
and am not I grieved with those that | rise | up a - | 
gainst Thee ? 

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248 THE PSALMS. DAY 29. 

22. Yea, I hate them | right | sore : even as [ though 
they I were mine j enemies. 

23. Try me O God, and seek the ground | of my | 
heart : prove me | and ex - | amine my | thoughts. 

24. Look well if there be any way of | wickedness | 
in me : and lead me in | the | way | everlasting. 

Psalm I40. — Erlpe me, Domlne. 

DELIVER me O Lord, from the | evil | man . 
and preserve me | from the | wicked | man. 

2. Who imagine mischief | in their | hearts : and stir 
up I strife | all the • day | long. 

3. They have sharpened their tongues | like a | 
serpent : adder's | poison is | under their | lips. 

4. Keep me O Lord, from the hands | of the • un - | 
godly : preserve me from the wicked men, who are pur- 
posed to I over - I throw my | goings. 

5. The proud have laid a snare for me, and spread a 
net a - I broad with [ cords : yea, and | set traps | 
in my | way. 

. 6. I said unto the Lord, Thou | art my | God : hear 
the voice I of my | prayers, O | Lord. 

7. O Lord God, Thou strength | of my | health : 
Thou hast covered my head | in the | day of | battle. 

8. Let not the ungodly have his de - | sire, O | Lord : 
let not his mischievous imagination prosper | lest they | 
be too I proud. 

9. Let the mischief of their own lips fall upon the \ 
head of | them : that | compass | me a - | bout. 



DAY 29. THE PSALMS. 249 

10. Let hot burning coals | fall up - | on them : let 
them be cast into the fire, and into the pit, that they | 
never | rise • up a - | gain. 

11. A man full of words shall not prosper up - | on 
the 1 earth : evil shall hunt the wicked ) per X son to | 
over - I throw him. 

cres. 12. Sure I am that the Lord will a - | venge the | poor : 
and maintain the | cause j of the J helpless. 

1 3. The righteous also shall give thanks | unto Thy | 
Name : and the just shall con - j tinue | in Thy | sight. 



Psalm 141. — Domine, clamavi. 

p T ORD, I call upon Thee, haste Thee | unto | me : 
J — j and consider my voice | when I | cry un - J to 
Thee. 

2. Let my prayer be set forth in Thy sight | as the | 
incense : and let the lifting up of my hands | be an | 
evening j sacrifice. 

3. Set a watch O Lord, be - | fore my | mouth : and 
keep the I door | of my J lips. 

4. O let not mine heart be inclined to any | evil j thing ; 
let me not be occupied in ungodly works with the men that 
work wickedness, lest I eat of | such | things as | please 
them. 

5. Let the righteous rather | smite me | friendly : and | 
— re - j prove | me. 

6. But let not their precious balms j break my | head : 
yea, I will pray | yet a - | gainst their | wickedness. 



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DAY 29. 



7. Let their judges be overthrown in | stony | places : 
that they may hear my | words, for j they are | sweet. 

8. Our bones lie scattered be - [ fore the | pit : like as 
when one breaketh and heweth | wood up - | on the | earth. 

9. But mine eyes look unto Thee, j O Lord | God : 
in Thee is my trust, O | cast not | out my | soul. 

10. Keep me from the snare that they have | laid for | 
me : and from the traps | of the | wicked | doers. 

11. Let the ungodly fall into their own | nets to - | 
gether : and | let me | ever es - | cape them. 

(Evening: draper. 

Psalm I42. — Voca mea ad Dominum. 

I CRIED unto the Lord | with my [ voice : yea, even 
unto the Lord did I [ make my | suppli - | cation. 

2. I poured out my com - | plaints be - | fore Him : 
and I showed Him | of my [ trouble. 

3. When my spirit was in heaviness Thou | knewest 
my I path : in the way wherein I walked have they 
privily I laid a | snare for [ me. 

4. I looked also up - | on my | right hand : and saw 
there was | no man | that would | know me. 

5. I had no place to | flee un - j to : and no man | 
cared | for my [ soul. 

6. I cried unto Thee, O | Lord, and | said : Thou 
art my hope, and my portion in the [ land j of the | living. 

7. Consider | my com - | plaint : for I am | brought | 
very j low. 



DAY 29. THE PSALMS. 251 

8. O deliver me from my | perse - [ cutors : for | they 
are | too strong | for me. 
cres. 9. Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks j 
unto Thy [ Name : which thing if thou wilt grant me, 
then shall the righteous re - | sort un - | to my | company. 

Psalm 1 43.* — Domine, exaudu 

HEAR my prayer O Lord, and consider | my de - | 
sire : hearken unto me for Thy | truth and | 
righteousness' [ sake. 

2. And enter not into judgment | with Thy | servant : 
for in Thy sight shall | no man J living be | justified. 

3. For the enemy hath persecuted my soul ; he hath 
smitten my life | down * to the | ground : he hath laid me 
in the darkness, as the men | that have | been long | dead. 

4. Therefore is my spirit | vex — ed with - | in me : 
and my heart with - [ in me | is | desolate. 

5. Yet do I remember the time past ; I muse upon | 
all Thy I works : yea, I exercise myself in the | works | 
of Thy I hands. 

6. I stretch forth my hands | unto | Thee : my soul 
gaspeth unto Thee | as a | thirsty | land. 

7. Hear me O Lord, and that soon, for my spirit | 
waxeth | faint : hide not Thy face from me, lest I be like 
unto them that go I down in - | to the | pit. 

8. O let me hear Thy loving-kindness betimes in the 
morning, for in | Thee is • my | trust : show Thou me the 

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252 THE PSALMS. DAY 30. 

way that I should walk in, for I lift up my | soul J unto | 
Thee. 

9. Deliver me O Lord, ] from mine | enemies : for I 
flee j unto [ Thee to | hide me. 

10. Teach me to do the thing that pleaseth Thee, for 
Thou I art my I God : let Thy loving Spirit lead me 
forth [ into the J land of | righteousness. 

11. Quicken me O Lord, | for Thy | Name's sake : 
and for Thy righteousness* sake bring my | soul | out of | 
trouble. 

12. And of Thy goodness | slay mine | enemies : and 
destroy all them that vex my soul ; j for I | am Thy [ 
servant. 

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Psalm I44. — Benedictus Dominus. 

BLESSED be the j Lord my [ strength : who teacheth 
my hands to war, [ and my J fin gers to | fight ; 

2. My hope and my fortress, my castle and deliverer, 
my defender in ] whom I | trust ; who subdueth my people ] 
that is I under [ me. 

3. Lord what is man, that Thou hast such respect [ 
unto j him : or the son of man, that Thou | so re - | 
gardest j him ? 

4. Man is like a [ thing of | nought : his time 
passeth a - I way J like a | shadow. 

5. Bow Thy heavens, O Lord, [ and come | down : 
touch the mountains, [ and J they shall J smoke. 



DAY 30. THE PSALMS. 253 

6. Cast forth Thy lightning, | and | tear them : 
shoot out Thine | arrows, ] and con - | sume them. 

7. Send down Thine hand | from a - | bove : deliver 
me, and take me out of the great waters, from the | 
hand of | strange | children ; 

8. Whose mouth | talk -2- eth of | vanity : and their 
right hand is a | right j hand of | wickedness. 

9. I will sing a new song unto | Thee, O | God : 
and sing praises unto Thee up - [ on a ten - j stringed ) 
lute, 

10. Thou hast given victory ) unto ) kings : and hast 
delivered David Thy servant from the J peril | of the | 
sword. 

1 1. Save me, and deliver me from the hand of | strange | 
children : whose mouth talketh of vanity, and their right 
hand is a | right hand ] of in - [ iquity. 

12. That our sons may grow up as the [ young | 
plants ; and that our daughters may be as the polished | 
corners | of the | temple. 

13. That our garners may be full and plenteous 
with all I manner of [ store ; that our sheep may 
bring forth thou-sands and ten | thousands | in our | 
streets. 

14. That our oxen may be strong to labour, that 
there be | no de - ] cay : no leading into captivity, 
and no com - | plaining | in our [ streets. 

15. Happy are the people that are in | such a | case : 
yea, blessed are the people who have the | Lord | 
for their I God. 



254 THE PSALMS. DAY 30. 

Psalm 1 4 5.* — Exaltaho te, Deus. 

I WILL magnify Thee, O | God, my | King : and I 
will praise Thy | Name for | ever and | ever. 

2. Every day will I give thanks | unto | Thee : 
and praise Thy | Name for ] ever and j ever. 

3. Great is the Lord, and marvellous, worthy ] to be | 
praised : there is no | end | of His | greatness. 

4. One generation shall praise Thy works | un ± to 
an - I other : and | de - | clare Thy | power. 

5. As for me, I will be talking | of Thy f worship : 
Thy glory, Thy | praise^ and | wondrous [ works. 

6. So that men shall speak of the might of Thy | 
marvellous | acts : and I will J also | tell of Thy j 
greatness. 

7. The memorial of Thine abundant kindness | shall be | 
showed : and men shall | sing | of Thy | righteousness. 

8. The Lord is gracious [ and [ merciful : long- 
suffering, [ and of I great [ goodness. 

9. The Lord is loving unto ] every | man : and His 
mercy is | over [ all His | works. 

10. All Thy works praise j Thee, O | Lord : and 
Thy I saints give [ thanks un - | to Thee. 

11. They show the glory | of Thy ] kingdom : and | 
talk I of Thy | power ; 

12. That Thy power, Thy glory, and mightiness | 
of Thy I kingdom : might be | known | unto | men. 

13. Thy kingdom is an ever - | lasting | kingdom : 
and Thy dominion en - | dureth through - | out all | ages. 

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DAY 30. THE PSALMS. 255 

1 4. The Lord upholdeth all ) such as | fall : and 
lifteth up I all those | that are | down. 

15. The eyes of all wait upon | Thee, O | Lord : 
and Thou givest them their | meat | in due | season. 

. 16. Thou open - | est Thine | hand : and fillest | 
all things | living with | plenteousness. 

17. The Lord is righteous in [ all His | ways : and | 
holy in | all His | works. 

18. The Lord is nigh unto all them that | call up - j 
on Him : yea, all such as | call up - | on Him | faithfully. 

1 9. He will fulfil the desire of | them that [ fear Him : 
He also will hear their | cry, | and will | help them. 

20. The Lord preserveth all |,them that | love Him : 
but scattereth a - ] broad | all the • un - | godly. 

21. My mouth shall speak the praise ] of the j Lord : 
and let all flesh give thanks unto His holy | Name for | 
ever and | ever. 

Psalm 1 46. — Lauda, anima mea. 

PRAISE the Lord, O my soul ; while I live will I | 
'praise the | Lord : yea, as long as I have any being, 
I will sing I praises | unto my | God. 

2. O put not your trust in princes, nor in any | child of | 
man : for there | is no | help in | them. 

3. For when the breath of man goeth forth he shall 
turn again | to his | earth : and then | all his | thoughts | 
perish. 

4. Blessed is he that hath the God of Jacob | for his | 
help : and whose hope is. J in the | Lord his I God. 



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5. Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that | 
therein | is : Who | keepeth His | promise for ] ever. 

6. Who helpeth them to right that ] suffer | wrong : 
Who I feed - I eth the | hungry. 

7. The Lord looseth men | out of | prison : the Lord 
giveth I sight I to the | blind. 

8. The Lord helpeth them [ that are | fallen : 
the Lord I careth | for the | righteous. 

9. The Lord careth for the strangers ; He defendeth 
the father - | less and ] widow ; as for the way of the 
ungodly, He [ turneth it | upside | down. 

10. The Lord thy God, O Sion, shall be King for | 
ever - [ more : and through - | out all | gener - | ations. 



Psalm Itf.—Laudate Dominum. 
PRAISE the Lord, for it is a good thing to sing 



\S prair.es | unto our [ God : yea, a joyful and 
pleasant thing it | is | to be | thankful. 

2. The Lord doth build up Jer - ] usa - [ lem : and 
gather together the | out - | casts of | Israel. 

3. He healeth those that are ] brok -i- en in ] heart : and 
giveth -n di - ] cine to | heal their | sickness, 

4. He telleth the nuL ber ] of the | stars : and calleth 
them I all I by their [ names. 

5. Great is our Lord, and great | is His | power : yea, | 
and His [ wisdom is | infinite. 

6. The Lord setteth [ up the | meek : and bringeth the 
ungodly J down I to the | ground. 



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7. O sing unto the Lord with | thanks - | giving : sing 
praises upon the | harp | unto our | God ; 

8. Who covereth the heaven with clouds, and prepareth 
rain | for the ] earth : and maketh the grass to grow upon 
the mountains, and herb | for the | use of | men. 

9. Who giveth fodder | un ^. to the | cattle : and feedeth 
the young | ravens that | call up - | on Him. 

10. He hath no pleasure in the strength | of an | 
horse . neither delighteth [ He in | any man's [ legs. 

11. But the Lord's delight is in | them that [ fear 
Him : and put their | trust | in His | mercy. 

12. Praise the Lord, | O Jer - | usalem : praise | — 
thy [ God, O I Sion. 

13. For He hath made fast the bars [ of thy [ gates : 
and hath I blessed thy | child a ren with - | in thee. 

1 4. He maketh peace [ in thy | borders : and rilleth 
thee I with the [ flour of | wheat. 

15. He sendeth forth His commandment up - | on | 
earth : and His word | runneth | very | swiftly. 

. 16. He giveth | snow like | wool : and scattereth the | 
hoar-frost [ like | ashes. 

17. He casteth forth His | ice like [ morsels : who is 
able J to a - [ bide His | frost ? 

1 8. He sendeth out His word, and [ melteth | them : He 
bloweth with His wind, | and the | waters | flow. 

19. He showeth His word | unto | Jacob : His statutes 
and ordinances | unto | Isra - | el. 

20. He hath not dealt so -with f any | nation : neither ' 
have the heathen | knowledge | of His | laws. 



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DAY 30. 



Psalm I48. — Laudate Dominum. 

O PRAISE the [ Lord of [ heaven : praise | 
— I Him in the | height. 

2. Praise Him, all ye | an gels of | His : praise | 
— Him, I all His | host. 

3. Praise Him, | sun and | moon : praise Him, | all 
ye I stars and | light. 

4. Praise Him, | all ye | heavens : and ye waters that j 
are a - | bove the | heavens. 

5. Let them praise the | Name • of the [ Lord : for He 
spake the word, and they were made : He commanded | 
and they ] were ere - [ ated. 

6. He hath made them fast for | ev er and ] ever : 
He hath given them a law | which shall | not be ] broken. 

7. Praise the | Lord up • on | earth : ye ] dragons, j 
and all | deeps ; 

8. Fire and hail, [ snow and | vapours : wind and j 
storm ful - I filling His | word ; 

9. Mountains | and all ( hills : fruitful | trees and [ all | 
cedars. 

10. Beasts ] and all | cattle : worms | — and | fea- 
thered I fowls. 

11. Kings of the earth. I and all | people : princes 
and all I judges I of the | world. 

12. Young men and maidens, old men and children, 
praise the | Name • of the | Lord : for His Name only is 
excellent, and His praise a - | bove | heaven and | earth. 

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saints shall | praise Him : even the children of Israel, even 
the I people that | serveth | Him. 

Psalm I49. — Cantate Domino. 

OSING unto the Lord a ] new j song : let the con- 
gre - I ga tion of | saints | praise Him. 

2. Let Israel rejoice in | Him that | made him : and let 
the children of Sion be ] joyful | in their ) King. 

3. Let them praise His | Name • in the | dance : let 
them sing praises unto | Him with | tab ± ret and | 
harp. 

4. For the Lord hath pleasure | in His | people : and. | 
help eth the | meek - | hearted. 

5. Let the saints be | joyful with ] glory : let them 
re - ] joice | in their [ beds. 

6. Let the praises of God be ] in their | mouth : and a 
two-edged I sword [ in their | hands ; 

7. To be avenged | of the ) heathen : and | to re - | 
buke the ] people ; 

8. To bind their j kings in | chains : and their [ 
no ~ bles with | links of | iron. 

9. That they may be avenged of them, | as it • is | 
written : Such | honour have | all His | saints. 

Psalm 1 50. — Laudate Dominum. 

O PRAISE God J in His | holiness : praise Him 
in the | firmament | of His | power. 
2. Praise Him in His | noble | acts : praise Him ac- 
cording I to His I excellent | greatness. 



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DAY 30. 



3. Praise Him in the sound | of the J trumpet : praise 
Him up - [ on the | lute and | harp. 

4. Praise Him in the | cymbals and | dances : praise 
Him up - I on the | strings and ] pipe. 

5. Praise Him upon the | well -tuned | cymbals : praise 
Him up - J on the | loud | cymbals. 

6. Let every thing | that hath | breath : praise | — 
— I — the I Lord. 



SELECTIONS OF PSALMS, 

TO BE USED INSTEAD OF THE PSALMS FOR THE DAY, AT TI 
DISCRETION OF THE MINISTER. 



SELECTION r. 

From Psalm 1 9. — Cali enarrant. 

f r I "HE heavens declare the | glory of | God : and the 
JL firmament | showeth His ( handy work. 
One day | tell eth an - | other : and one night 
certi - [ fi - eth an - ] other. 

There is neither | speech nor ] language : but their | 
voi — ces are | heard a - [ mong them. 

Their sound is gone out | into all | lands : and their 
words into the | ends | of the | world. 
mf In them hath He set a tabernacle | for the ] sun : which 
cometh forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber, and 
rejoiceth as a [ giant to ] run his | course. 

It goeth forth from the uttermost part of the heaven, 
and runneth about unto the ,end of | it a — j gain : and 
there is nothing hid | from the | heat there - [ of. 

The law of the Lord is an undefiled law, con - | 
vert ing the | soul : the testimony of the Lord is sure, 
and giveth | wisdom | un -2- to the | simple. 

The statutes of the Lord are right, and re - | joice the | 

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heart : the commandment of the Lord is pure, and giveth j 
light j un -2- to the [ eyes. 

The fear of the Lord is clean, and en - | dureth for | 
ever : the judgments of the Lord are true, and | righteous ] 
alto - I gether. 

More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than J 
much fine [ gold : sweeter also than honey, | and the | 
honey - | comb. 

Moreover, by them is Thy | servant ] taught : and in 
keeping of them [ there is [ great re - | ward. 

Who can tell how oft | he of - ] fendeth : O cleanse 
Thou me [ from my | secret | faults. 

Keep Thy servant also from pre - | sumptuous ] sins : 
lest they get the do - ] minion ] over [ me. 

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation | 
of my I heart : be alway ac - ] ceptable | in Thy | sight, 

O I — I Lord : my J strength, and | my Re - | deemer. 

Psalm 24. — Domini est terra. 

THE earth is the Lord's, and all that | therein [ is : 
the compass of the world, and | they that ] dwell 
there - [ in. 

For He hath founded it up - | on the j seas : and 
prepared | it up - | on the ] floods. 

Who shall ascend into the | hill • of the | Lord : 
or who shall rise up | in His ] Holy [ place ? 

Even he that hath clean hands, [ and a ■ pure | heart : 
and that hath not lift up his mind unto vanity, nor | 
sworn • to de - J ceive his | neighbour. 



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He shall receive the blessing j from the | Lord : and 
righteousness from the | God of | his sal - | vation. 

This is the generation of | those who | seek Him : 
even of those who ( seek Thy | face, O | Jacob. 

Lift up your heads O ye gates, and be ye lift up, 
ye ever - f lasting [ doors : and the King of | glory | 
shall come J in. 

Who is the I King of [ glory : It is the Lord strong 
and mighty, even the j Lord | mighty in | battle. 

Lift up your heads O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye 
ever - I lasting | doors : and the King of | glory [ 
shall come | in. 

Who is the I King of | glory : Even the Lord of hosts, | 
He • is the | King of | glory. 

Psalm 103. — Benedic, anima mea. 

PRAISE the Lord, | O my | soul : and all that 
is within me, | praise His | Holy j Name. 
Praise the Lord, ] O my | soul : and for - ] get not | 
all His J benefits. 

Who forgiveth | all thy | sin : and healeth | all | 
thine in - | firmities ; 

Who saveth thy life [ from des - | truction : and 
crowneth thee with | mer -2- cy and | loving - | kindness. 

Who satisfieth thy ] mouth with | good things : making 
thee young and | lusty ] as an | eagle. 

The Lord executeth righteous - | ness and | judgment : 
for all them that | are op - | pressed with ] wrong. 

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FIRST. 



He showed His ways | unto | Moses : His works 
unto the I children | of | Israel. 

The Lord is full of com - j passion and | mercy : 
long-suffering, | and of ] great [ goodness. 

He will not I al ± way be [ chiding : neither keepeth | 
He His I anger for ] ever. 

He hath not dealt with us [ after our j sins : nor 
rewarded US ac - | cording ] to our | wickednesses. 

For look how high the heaven is in comparison | 
of the I earth : so great is His mercy also to - | ward j 
them that | fear Him. 

Look how wide also the east is | from the | west : 
so far hath He [ set our | sins | from us. 

Yea, like as a father pitieth His | own [ children : 
even so is the Lord merciful | unto | them that | fear Him. 

For He knoweth whereof | we are | made : He remem- 
bereth | that we [ are but | dust. 

The days of man are ] but as | grass : for he flourisheth 
as a ] flower | of the | field. 

For as soon as the wind goeth over it, j it is j gone : 
and the place there - | of shall [ know it no j more. 

But the merciful goodness of the Lord endureth for ever 
and ever upon | them that | fear Him : and His righteous- 
ness up - I on I children's [ children ; 

Even upon such as | keep His | covenant : and think 
upon His com - | mandments to [ do | them. 

The Lord hath prepared His | seat in | heaven : and 
His kingdom I ruleth ( over | all. 

O praise the Lord, ye Angels of His, ye that ex - | 



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eel in [ strength : ye that fulfil His commandment, and 
hearken unto the | voice of ] His | words. 

O praise the Lord, all | ye His ( hosts : ye servants of | 
His, that I do His | pleasure. 

O speak good of the Lord, all ye works of His, 
in all places of ] his do - [ minion : Praise thou the | 
Lord [ O my J soul. 

SELECTION 2. 
From Psalm 139. — Domine, probastl 

OLORD, Thou hast searched me | out, and | 
known me : Thou knowest my down-sitting, and 
mine up-rising ; Thou understandest my | thoughts | 
long be - I fore. 

Thou art about my path, and a - [ bout my | bed : and | 
spiest out [ all my j ways. 

For lo, there is not a word | in my | tongue : but Thou 
O Lord, j knowest it | alto - [ gether. 

Thou hast fashioned me behind | and be - ] fore : and | 
laid Thine | hand up - | on me. 

Such knowledge is too wonderful and | excellent | 
for me : I cannot at - ) tain [ unto | it. 

Whither shall I go then | from Thy | Spirit : or whither 
shall I I go then | from Thy ] presence ? 

If I climb up into heaven, | Thou art | there : if I go 
down to hell, [ Thou art ] there | also. 

If I take the wings | of the | morning : and remain in 
the uttermost j parts | of the [ sea ; 



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SECOND. 



Even there also shall | Thy hand ) lead me : and | 
Thy right | hand shall | hold me. 

If I say, Peradventure the darkness shall | cover | me : 
then shall my | night be ] turned to | day. 

Yea, the darkness is no darkness with Thee, but the 
night is as clear [ as the j day : the darkness and light to | 
Thee are | both a - | like. 

For my ] reins are | Thine : Thou hast covered Hie | 
in my | mother's | womb. 
mf I will give thanks unto Thee, for I am fearfully and j 
wonderfully | made : marvellous are Thy works, and that 
my soul | knoweth ] right | well. 

My bones are not [ hid from j Thee : though I be 
made secretly, and fashioned be - ] neath [ in the | 
earth. 

Thine eyes did see my substance, yet ] being im - | 
perfect, : and in Thy book were ] all my | members | 
written. 

Which day by | day were | fashioned : when as yet | 
there was | none of | them. 

How dear are Thy counsels unto | me, O | God : O 
how great [ is the | sum of [ them ! 

If I tell them, they are more in number ] than the [ 
sand : when I wake up, | I am | present | with 
Thee. 

Try me, O God, and seek the ground | of my | heart : 
prove me | and ex - [ amine my | thoughts. 

Look well if there be any way of | wickedness ] in me 
and lead me in the | way ] ever - | lasting. 



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THE SELECTIONS. 



267 



Psalm I45. — Exaltaho te, Deus. 

I WILL magnify Thee, O | God, my I King : and I 
will praise Thy | Name for | ever and | ever. 
Every day will I give thanks | unto | Thee : and praise 
Thy I Name for [ ever and | ever. 

Great is the Lord, and marvellous, worthy | to be | 
praised : there is no [ end | of His | greatness. 

One generation shall praise Thy works | un - to an - j 
other : and | de - | clare Thy | power. 

As for me, I will be talking | of Thy [ worship : Thy 
glory, Thy | praise, and | wondrous | works ; 

So that men shall speak of the might of Thy | mar- 
vellous I acts : and I will ] also | tell of Thy [ greatness. 

The memorial of Thine abundant kindness | shall be [ 
showed : and men shall | sing | of Thy [ righteousness. 

The Lord is gracious | and ] merciful : long-suffering, | 
and of I great [ goodness. 

The Lord is loving unto | every | man : and His mercy 
is I over | all His | works. 

All Thy works praise | Thee, O [ Lord : and Thy | 
saints give | thanks un - | to Thee. 

They show the glory | of .Thy | kingdom : and | talk | 
of Thy I power ; 

That Thy power, Thy glory, and mightiness ( of Thy | 
kingdom : might be I known j unto | men. 

Thy kingdom is an ever - | lasting [ kingdom : and Thy 
dominion en - | dureth through - | out all | ages. 



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THIRD. 



The Lord upholdeth all j such as J fall : and lifteth 
up | all those | who are | down. 

The eyes of all wait upon ] Thee, O [ Lord : and Thou 
givest them their [ meat | in due [ season. 

Thou open - [ est Thine | hand : and fillest | all things | 
living with J plenteousness. 

The Lord is righteous in | all His [ ways : and | 
holy in | all His | works. 

The Lord is nigh unto all them that | call up - | on 
Him : yea, all such as ] call up - | on Him | faithfully. 

He will fulfil the desire of | those who [ fear Him : 
He also will hear their [ cry, | and will | help them. 

The Lord preserved! all | those who | love Him : but 
scattereth a - [ broad | all the • un - | godly. 

My mouth shall speak the praise j of the ] Lord : and 
let all flesh give thanks unto His Holy | Name for | ever 
and | ever. 

SELECTION 3. 

From Psalm 51. — Miserere met, Deus. 

H AVE mercy upon me, O God, after ] Thy great | 
goodness : according to the multitude of Thy 
mercies, do a - [ way | mine of - [ fences. 

Wash me throughly | from my | wickedness : and 
cleanse me | from my | sin : 

For I ac - I knowledge my | faults : and my | sin is | 
ev — er be ] fore me. 

Against Thee only have I sinned, and done this evil | 



THIRD. THE SELECTIONS. 269 

in Thy | sight : that Thou mightest be justified in Thy 
saying, and | clear when | Thou art | judged. 
. Behold, I was | shapen in | wickedness : and in sin hath 
my I mother con - [ ceived | me. 

But lo, Thou requirest truth in the [ inward | parts : 
and shalt make me to understand | wisdom | secret - | ly. 
mf Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I | shall be j clean : 
Thou shalt wash me, and I | shall be | whiter than j snow. 

Thou shalt make me hear of | joy and | gladness : that 
the bones which Thou hast | broken | may re - | joice. 
p Turn Thy face | from my | sins : and put | out all | 
my mis - | deeds. 

Make me a clean | heart, O | God : and re - | new 
a • right | spirit with - | in me. 

Cast me not away | from Thy I presence : and take not 
Thy I Holy I Spirit ] from me. 

O give me the comfort of Thy i help a - | gain : and 
Stablish ( me with | Thy free | Spirit. 

Then shall I teach Thy ways | un - to the | wicked : 
and sinners shall be con - | verted | unto | Thee. 

Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, Thou that 
art the I God of • my ] health : and my tongue shall | 
sing I of Thy | righteousness. 
mf Thou shalt open my | lips, O ] Lord : and my | mouth 
shall [ show Thy | praise. 

For Thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I | give it | 
Thee : but Thou delightest | not in | burnt - | offerings. 

The sacrifice of God is a | troubled j spirit : a broken 
and contrite heart, O God, | shalt Thou ] not des - | pise 



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THIRD. 



From Psalm 42. — Quemadmodum. 
mf T IKE as the hart desireth the [ water - | brooks : so 

J j longeth my soul | after | Thee, O ) God. 

My soul is athirst for God, yea even for the j living | 
God : when shall I come to appear be - ] fore the | 
presence of j God ? 

My tears have been my meat | day and | night : while 
they daily say unto me, J Where is | now thy | God ? 

Now when I think thereupon, I pour out my heart | 
by my - | self : for I went with the multitude, and brought 
them forth | in - to the | house of | God. 
f In the voice of praise | and thanks - [ giving : among 

such as [ keep | holy - [ day. 
p Why art thou so full of heaviness, [ O my | soul : 

and why art thou SO dis - | quiet - [ ed with - | in me ? 
f Put thy I trust in | God : for I will yet give Him thanks 

for the j help | of His [ countenance. 
mf The Lord hath granted His loving-kindness | in the | 
day-time : and in the night-season did I sing of Him, and 
made my prayer unto the | God | of my | life. . 

I will say unto the God of my strength, Why hast j 
Thou for - I gotten me : why go I thus heavily, while the | 
ene - | my op - [ presseth me ? 

Namely, while they say daily | unto | me : Where | 
is I now thy | God ? 
p Why art thou so vexed, j O my 1 soul : and why art 

thou SO dis - I quiet - | ed with - | in me ? 
f O put thy I trust in [ God : for I will yet thank Him, 
who is the help of my [ countenance | and my [ God. 



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SELECTION 4. 

Psalm 37. — Noli amulari. 

FRET not thyself because | of the • un - ] godly : 
neither be thou envious a - | gainst the | evil | doers: 
For they shall soon be cut down | like the [ grass : 
and be withered even | as the | green ] herb. 

Put thou thy trust in the Lord, and be | doing | good : 
dwell in the land, and verily | thou ] shalt be ] fed. 

Delight thou ) in the | Lord : and He shall give | 
Thee thy [ heart's de - | sire. 

Commit thy way unto the Lord, and put thy | trust in | 
Him : and | He shall | bring * it to j pass. 

He shall make thy righteousness as | clear ■ as the | 
light : and thy just dealing | as the | noon - | day. 

Hold thee still in the Lord, and abide patiently up - 1 on 1 
Him : but grieve not thyself at him whose way doth prosper, 
against the man that doeth ] after [ evil ] counsels. 

Leave off from wrath, and let | go dis - [ pleasure : 
fret not thyself, else shalt thou be | moved ] to do | evil. 

Wicked doers shall be | rooted j out : and they that 
patiently abide the Lord, | those shall in - | her ±- it the | 
land. 

Yet a little while, and the ungodly shall be | clean | 
gone : thou shalt look after his place, and | he shall | 
be a - I way. 

But the meek-spirited shall pos - | sess the | earth : 
and shall be refreshed in the | multi - | tude of | peace. 



272 THE SELECTIONS. FOURTH. 

The ungodly seeketh coursel a - | gainst the | just : 
and gnasheth up - | on him | with his | teeth. 

The Lord shall laugh | him to | scorn : for He hath 
seen | that his I day is [ coming. 

The ungodly have drawn out the sword, and have | 
bent the | bow : to cast down the poor and needy, and to 
slay such as are of a | right | conver - | sation. 

Their sword shall go through, their | own | heart : and 
their [ bow | shall be | broken. 

A small tiling that the | righteous | hath : is better 
than great J riches | of the * un - | godly ; 

For the arms of the ungodly ] shall be | broken : and 
the | Lord up - | hold — eth the | righteous. 

The Lord knoweth the | days • of the j godly : and 
their inheritance [ shall en - ] dure for J ever. 

They shall not be confounded in the J perilous | time : 
and in the days of dearth J they shall ( have e - | nough. 

As for the ungodly, they shall perish, and the enemies 
of the Lord shall consume as the | fat of | lambs ; yea 
even as the smoke, shall [ they con - | sume a - [ v/ay. 

The ungodly borroweth, and payeth | not a - | gain : 
but the righteous is | merci - j ful and [ liberal. 

Such as are blessed of God, shall pos - | sess the ] land : 
and they that are cursed of Him | shall be | rooted | out. 

The Lord ordereth a J good man's | going : and maketh 
his way ac - J ceptable | to Him - | self. 

Though he fall, he shall not be ] cast a - | way : for the 
Lord up - | holdeth him | with His [ hand* 

I have been young, and | now am [ old : and yet saw I 



FOURTH. THE SELECTIONS. 2?3 

never the righteous forsaken, nor his | seed | begging 
their | bread. 

The righteous is ever merci - | ful and | lendeth : 
and | — his | seed is | blessed. 

Flee from evil, and do the | thing that • is | good : and j 
dwell for | ever - | more. 

For the Lord loveth the | thing that • is | right : He 
forsaketh not His that be godly, but they | are pre - | 
served for | ever. 

The unrighteous | shall be | punished : as for the seed 
of the ungodly, it | shall be | rooted | out. 

The righteous shall in - j herit the | land : and | 
dwell there - | in for | ever. 

The mouth of the righteous is exer - | cis ed in j 
wisdom : and his tongue [ will be | talk ing of | 
judgment. 

The law of his God is [ in his | heart : and his | 
goings j shall not ] slide. 

The ungodly j se eth the | righteous : and seeketh 
oc - | ca sion to [ slay | him. 

The Lord will not leave him | in his | hand : nor 
condemn j him when | he is J judged. 

Hope thou in the Lord, and keep His way, and He 
shall promote thee, that thou shalt pos - | sess the | land : 
when the ungodly shall | perish, | thou shalt | see it. 

I myself have seen the ungodly in | great | power : 
and flourishing | like a | green bay - | tree. 

I went by, and Io, [ he was | gone : I sought him, but 
his place | could no - | where be I found. 



274 THE SELECTIONS. FIFTH. 

Keep innocency, and take heed unto the [ thing that * is | 
right : for that shall bring a man [ peace | at the | last. 

As for the transgressors, they shall | per ish to - | 
gether : and the end of the ungodly is, they shall be | 
rooted | out • at the | last. 

But the salvation of the righteous Cometh | of the | 
Lord : who is also their strength | in the | time of | 
trouble. 

And the Lord shall stand by them, and [ save | them : 
He shall deliver them from the ungodly, and shall save 
them, because they | put their | trust in | Him. 

SELECTION s. 

Psalm I. — Beatus vir, qui non ab'ilt. 

BLESSED is the man that hath not walked in the 
counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the | way of | 
sinners : and hath not sat in the ] seat ] of the [ scornful : 

But his delight is in the | law ■ of the | Lord : and in 
his law will he exercise him - [ self | day and | night. 

And he shall be like a tree planted by the | water - | 
side : that will bring forth his | fruit in | due | season. 

His leaf also [ shall not | wither : and look, what- 
soever he [ doeth, J it shall [ prosper. 

As for the ungodly, it is not | so with | them : but 
they are like the chaff which the wind scattereth away | 
from the ] face • of the | earth. 

Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to stand | 



FIFTH. THE SELECTIONS. 275 

in the [ judgment . neither the sinners in the COBgre - | 
gation I of the | righteous. 
cres. But the Lord knoweth the | way ■ of the | righteous : 
and the way 01 the un - | godly j shall ] perish. 

Psalm 15. — Domme, quis habitabit P 

mf T ORD, who shall dwell | in Thy | tabernacle : or who 
JL^ shall rest up - | on Thy | Holy | Hill \ 

Even he that leadeth an ] uncorrupt | life : and doeth 
the thing which is right, and speaketh the | truth | 
from his ] heart : 

He that hath used no deceit in his tongue, nor done 
evil I to his j neighbour : and [ hath not | slander'd his | 
neighbour : 

He that setteth not by himself, but is lowly in his | 
own I eyes : and maketh much, of | them that | fear the | 
Lord : 

He that sweareth unto his neighbour, and disappointeth | 
him [ not : though it | were to | his own | hinderance : 

He that hath not given his money up - | on | usury : 
nor taken re - | ward a - | gainst the | innocent : 
/ Whoso I doeth these | things : shall | nev - j er | fall. 

Psalm 91. — Qui habitat. 

mf TT 7HOSO dwelleth under the defence of the | Most | 
VV High : shall abide under the | shadow | 
of the • Al - I mighty. 

I will say unto the Lord, Thou art my hope, and | 
my strong - | hold : my God, [ in Him | will I J trust. 



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FIFTH. 



For He shall deliver thee from the snare | of the | 
hunter : and [ from the [ noisome | pestilence. 

He shall defend thee under His wings, and thou shalt 
be safe I under His | feathers : His faithfulness and truth 
shall I be thy | shield and ] buckler. 

Thou shalt not be afraid for any | terror by [ night : 
nor for the | arrow that | flieth by | day ; 

For the pestilence that | walk eth in | darkness : 
nor for the sickness that des - | troyeth | in the | noonday ; 

A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at | 
thy right ] hand : but it shall | not come ] nigh | thee. 

Yea, with thine eyes shalt j thou be - j hold : and see 
the re - [ ward | of the • un - | godly. 

For Thou Lord, [ art my | hope : Thou hast set Thine 
house of de - I fence | very | high. 

There shall no evil happen ] unto | thee : neither shall 
any ] plague come ( nigh thy J dwelling. 

For He shall give His angels | charge | over thee : to 
keep I thee in [ all thy | ways. 

They shall bear thee | in their | hands : that thou hurt 
not thy [ foot a - | gainst a | stone. 

Thou shalt go upon the | lion and [ adder : the young 
lion and dragon shalt | tread ] under thy [ feet. 

Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will | 
I de - I liver him : I will set him up, because | he hath | 
known my [ Name. 

He shall call upon me, and [ I will ( hear him : yea, I 
am with him in trouble ; I will deliver him, and | bring | 
him to J honour. 



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With long life will I | satis - J fy him : and | show him | 
my sal - j vation. 

SELECTION 6. 

From Psalm 32. — Beati, quorum, 

BLESSED is he whose unrighteousness | is for - | 
given : and | whose | sin is | covered. 
Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord im - | puteth 
no I sin : and in whose | spirit there | is no | guile. 

I will acknowledge my sin | unto | Thee : and mine 
unrighteousness | have I [ not | hid. 

I said, I will confess my sins | un -2- to the | Lord : and 
so Thou forgavest the | wickedness j of my j sin. 

For this shall every one that is godly make his prayer 
unto Thee, in a time when Thou | mayest be [ found ; 
but in the great water floods j they shall J not come | nigh 
him. 

Thou art a place to hide me in ; Thou shalt preserve | 
me from | trouble : Thou shalt compass me about with | 
songs I of de - j liverance. 

I will inform thee, and teach thee in the way wherein | 
thou shalt I go : and I will [ guide thee | with mine | 
eye. 

Great plagues remain | for the un - | godly : (/) but 
whoso putteth his trust in the Lord, mercy embraceth | 
him on | every [ side. 

Be glad, O ye righteous, and re - f joice mh the | Lord : 
and be joyful, all | ye that • are [ true of j heart. 



THE SELECTIONS. 



SIXTH. 



Psalm 130. — De profundi*. 

p /^VUT of the deep have 1 called unto j Thee,0 [ Lord f\ 
\*~J Lord, I hear | my | voice. 

let Thine ears con - ] sider [ well : the | voice 
of I my com - ] plaint. 

If Thou Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is | 
done a - | miss : O Lord, | who | may a - | bide it ? 

For there is ] mercy | with Thee : therefore | shalt ] 
Thou be j feared. 

1 look for the Lord ; my soul doth | wait for | Him : 
in His I word ] is my ] trust. 

My soul fleeth | un — to the ] Lord : before the morning 
. watch ; I say, be - ] fore the ] morning | watch. 
cres. O Israel, trust in the Lord ; for with the Lord | there 
is j mercy : and with | Him is | plen — teous re | 
demption. 

And He shall re - | deem | Israel : from | all j 
his j sins. 

Psalm 12 1. — Levavi oculos meos. 

mf T WILL lift up mine eyes | un to the | hills : from | 
X whence I cometh my [ help. 

My help cometh even | from the | Lord : who hath [ 
made | heaven and | earth. 

He will not suffer thy foot | to be ] moved : and He 
that j keepeth thee j will not J sleep. 
. Behold, He that ] keepeth ] Israel : shall | neither | 
slumber nor | sleep. 



SEVENTH. THE SELECTIONS. 279 

The Lord Himself | is thy | keeper : the Lord is 
thy de - J fence up - | on thy ] right hand : 

So that the sun shall not | burn • thee by | day : 
nei - [ ther the | moon by ] night. 

The Lord shall preserve thee | from all | evil : yea, 
it is even He | that shall | keep thy ] soul. 

The Lord shall preserve thy going out, and thy | 
coming | in : from this time ] forth for | ever - | more. 



SELECTION 7. 

Psalm 23. — Dominus regit me, 

mf * I ^HE Lord j Is my [ shepherd : therefore | can I I 
X lack [ nothing. 
He shall feed me in a [ green | pasture : and lead me 
forth be - ) side the ] waters of | comfort. 

He shall con - ] vert my | soul : and bring me forth 
in the paths of righteousness ] for His | Name's | 
sake. 

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of 
death, I will | fear no | evil : for Thou art with me ; Thy 
rod I and Thy | staff | comfort me. 

Thou shalt prepare a table before me against | them 
that I trouble me : Thou hast anointed my head with oil, | 
and my | cup. • shall be | full. 
cres. But Thy loving-kindness and mercy shall follow me 
all the I days of my ] life : and I dwell in the | house ■ 
of the ] Lord for \ ever. 

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SEVENTH. 



Psalm 34. — Benedicam Domino. 

I WILL alway give thanks | un^to the | Lord : 
His praise shall | ever be | in my | mouth. 
My soul shall make her boast | in the j Lord : the 
humble shall hear there - f of | and be | glad. 

praise the [ Lord with | me : and let us magni - | 
fy His I Name to - [ gether. 

1 sought the Lord, [ and He [ heard me : yea, He de- 
livered me ] out of ] all my [ fear. 

They had an eye unto Him, [ and were J lightened ; 
and their | faces were | not a - | shamed. 

Lo, the poor crieth, and the Lord [ heareth f him : 
yea and saveth him | out of | all his | troubles. 

The angel of the Lord tarrieth round about | them 
that [ fear him : and | — de - ] livereth j them. 

O taste, and see how gracious the j Lord | is : blessed 
is the j man that | trusteth ( in Him. 

O fear the Lord, ye that | are His ] saints : for they 
that J fear ] Him lack | nothing. 

The lions do lack, and [ suffer ) hunger : but they that 
seek the Lord shall want no ] manner of ] thing * that is ] 
good. 

Come ye children, and hearken | unto | me : I will 
teach you the j fear j of the J Lord. 

What man is he that j lust-*- eth to j live ; and would j 
fain I see good | days ? 

Keep thy j tongue from j evil : and thy lips, | that they j 
speak no | guile. 



SEVENTH. THE SELECTIONS. 2 8l 

Eschew evil, ] and do | good : seek | peace, | and en - | 
sue it. 

The eyes of the Lord are ( o ver the [ righteous : and 
His ears are I open | unto their [ prayers. 

The countenance of the Lord is against them | that 
do [ evil : to root out the remembrance | of them | from 
the I earth. 

The righteous cry, and the Lord | heareth | them : and 
delivereth them ] out of | all their | troubles. 

The Lord is nigh unto those who are of a | contrite | 
heart : and will save such as [ are • of an | humble | spirit. 

Great are the troubles of the | righteous : but the 
Lord delivereth ] him | out of | all. 

He keepeth I all his ] bones : so that not | one of | 
them is | broken. 

But misfortune shall | slay the • un - | godly : and they 
that hate the | righteous | shall be | desolate. 

The Lord delivereth the souls | of His | servants : 
and all they that put their trust in | Him shall | not be | 
destitute. 

Psalm 65. — Te decet hymnus. 

THOU, O God, art | prais ed in | Sion : and unto 
Thee shall the VOW be per - | formed | in Je - | 

rusalem. 

Thou that I hear ± est the | prayer : unto | Thee shall | 
all flesh I come. 

My misdeeds pre - ] vail a - [ gainst me : O be Thou | 
merciful | unto our | sins. 



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SEVENTH. 



Blessed is the man whom Thou choosest, and receivest | 
unto I Thee : he shall dwell in Thy court, and shall be 
satisfied with the pleasures of Thy house, even ] of Thy | 
holy | temple. 

Thou shalt show us wonderful things in Thy righteous- 
ness, O God of | our sal - | vation : Thou that art the hope 
of all the ends of the earth, and of them that remain j in 
the | broad [ sea. 

Who in His strength setteth | fast the | mountains : 
and is [ gird ed a' - | bout with | power. 

Who stilleth the raging | of the | sea : and the noise of 
His waves, and the [ madness [ of the | people. 

They also that dwell in the uttermost parts of the earth 
shall be afraid ] at Thy | tokens : Thou that makest the 
out -goings of the morning and ] even ing to ] praise j 
Thee. 

Thou visitest the earth, and | blessest | it : Thou | 
makest it ] very | plenteous. 

The river of God is ] full of [ water : Thou preparest 
their corn, for so Thou pro - ] videst | for the | earth. 

Thou waterest her furrows ; Thou sendest rain into the 
little [ valleys there- | of : Thou makest it soft with the 
drops of rain, and | blessest the j increase | of it. 

Thou crownest the year | with Thy [ goodness : and [ 
Thy | clouds drop | fatness. 

They shall drop upon the dwellings | of the | wilderness: 
and the little hills shall re - ] joice on [ every | side. 

The folds shall be | full of | sheep : the valleys also shall 
stand so thick with corn, that { they shall | laugh and | sing. 



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THE SELECTIONS. 



283 



SELECTION 8. 
From Psalm 84. — Quam dike t a ! 

OHOW amiable | are Thy [ dwellings : Thou | 
Lord I — of I hosts ! 
My soul hath a desire and longing to enter into the | 
courts • of the | Lord : my heart and my flesh rejoice | 
in the | living | God. 

Yea, the sparrow hath found her an house, and the swal- 
low a nest, where she may [ lay her | young : even Thy 
altars, O Lord of hosts, my | King | and my | God. 

Blessed are they that dwell [ in Thy ] house : they will 
be I alway J praising | Thee. 

Blessed is the man whose Strength | is in | Thee : in 
whose I heart [ are Thy J ways. 

Who going through the vale of misery use it | for a | 
well : and the | pools are | filled with j water. 

They will go from | strength to | strength : and unto 
the God of gods appeareth every | one of j them in ] Sion. 

Lord God of hosts, | hear my j prayer : hearken, | 
O [ God of I Jacob. 

For one day | in Thy»[ courts : is | better [ than a | 
thousand. 

1 had rather be a door-keeper in the [ house of • my | 
God : than to dwell in the [ tents | of un - | godliness. 

For the Lord God is a light | and de - | fence : the 
Lord will give grace and worship : and no good thing 
shall He withhold from them that ] live a | godly | life. 



284 THE SELECTIONS. EIGHTH. 

Lord I God of I hosts : blessed is the man that | 
putteth his | trust in | Thee. 

Psalm %$.~Benedixisti, Domtne* 

LORD, Thou art become gracious j unto Thy [ land : 
Thou hast turned away the cap - [ tivi - [ ty of [ 

Jacob. 

Thou hast forgiven the offence | of Thy | people ; 
and J covered [ all their [ sins. 

Thou hast taken away all | Thy dis - [ pleasure : and 
turned Thyself from Thy | wrathful | indig - [ nation. 

Turn us, then, O I God our | Saviour ; and let Thine | 
anger | cease from | us. 

Wilt Thou be displeased at [ us for J ever : and wilt 
Thou stretch out Thy wrath from one gene - | ration | 
to an - J other ? 

Wilt Thou not turn a - ] gain and | quicken us : that 
Thy people I may re - j joice in j Thee. 

Show us Thy I mercy O J Lord : and J grant us j 
Thy sal - | vation. 

1 will hearken what the Lord God will say con - | 
cerning | me : for He shall speak peace unto His people, 
and to His saints, | that they | turn not a - j gain. 

For His salvation is nigh [ them that | fear Him : that 
glory may | dwell | in our | land. 

Mercy and truth are | met to - [ gether : righteousness 
and I peace have | kissed each ] other. 

Truth shall flourish | out • of the | earth : and righteous- 
ness hath I looked j down from | heaven. 



EIGHTH. THE SELECTIONS. 285 

Yea the Lord shall show | loving - | kindness : and 
OUT I land shall | give her | increase. 

Righteousness shall | go be - | fore Him : and He shall 
direct his | going I in the | way. 

Psalm 93. — Dominus regnavit. 

THE Lord is King, and hath put on | glori- ous ap - | 
parel : the Lord hath put on His apparel, and | 
girded Him - | self with | strength. 

He hath made the round | world so ] sure : that | it 
can - I not be ] moved. 

Ever since the world began, hath Thy seat | been pre - | 
pared ; Thou | art from | ever - | lasting. 

The floods are risen O Lord, the floods have lift | up 
their | voice ; the | floods lift | up their | waves. 

The waves of the sea are mighty, and ) rage | horribly : 
but yet the Lord, who | dwelleth on | high, is j mightier. 

Thy testimonies, | O Lord, are | very sure : holiness be - | 
cometh Thine | house for | ever. 

Psalm 97. — Dominus regnavit. 

THE Lord is King, the earth may be | glad there - | 
of : yea, the multitude of the isles j may be | glad 
there - | of. 

Clouds and darkness are [round a - [ bout Him : right- 
eousness and judgment are the habi - | tation | of His | 
seat. 

There shall go a ] fire be - | fore Him : and burn up 
His ene - j mies on | every | side. 



286 



'THE SELECTIONS. 



NINTH. 



His lightnings gave shine [ un -2- to the | world : the 
earth. | saw • it and | was a - | fraid. 

The hills melted like wax at the presence | of the | 
Lord : at the presence of the Lord [ of the | whole | 
earth. 

The heavens have declared | His [ righteousness : and 
all the | people have | seen His | glory. 

Confounded be all they that worship carved images, and 
that delight in | vain | gods : worship | Him | all ye | 
gods. 

Sion heard of it, | and re - | joiced : and the daughters of 
Judah were glad, because of Thy | judgments, | O | Lord. 

For Thou Lord, art higher than all that | are 1 in the | 
earth : Thou art exalted | far a - | bove all | gods. 

O ye that love the Lord, see that ye hate the thing | 
which is j evil : the Lord preserveth the souls of his saints ; 
He shall deliver them from the | hand of | the un - | godly. 

There is sprung up a light | for the | righteous : and 
joyful gladness for | such as | are true - | hearted. 

Rejoice in the [ Lord ye | righteous : and give thanks 
for a re - | membrance | of His - [ holiness. 

SELECTION 9. 

Psalm 8. — Domine, Dominus noster. 

OLORD, our Governor, how excellent is Thy Name 
in ] all the ( world : Thou that hast set Thy | 
glo — ry a - ] bove the | heavens ! 

Out of the mouth of very babes and sucklings hast Thou 



-NINTH. THE SELECTIONS. 287 

ordained strength, because | of Thine | enemies : that 
Thou mightest still the | enemy | and • the a - [ venger. 
mf . For I will consider Thy heavens, even the works | 
of Thy I fingers : the moon and the stars | which Thou | 
hast or - | dained. 

What is man, that Thou art | mindful [ of him : and 
the son of man, | that Thou ] visitest | him? 

Thou madest him lower ] than the | angels : to crown | 
him with | glory and [ worship. 

Thou makest him to have dominion of the works | 
of Thy I hands : and Thou hast put all things in subjection | 
under [ his j feet ; 

All ] sheep and | oxen : yea and the [ beasts [ of the | 
field; 

The fowls of the air, and the fishes | of the | sea : 
and whatsoever walketh through the ( paths | of the | 
seas. 

/ J Lord our | Governor, how excellent is Thy | 
Name in | all the | world ! 

From Psalm 33. — Exultate, justu 
f IT) EJOICE in the Lord, [ O ye | righteous : for it 
J\ becometh well the | just ] to be | thankful. 

Praise the [ Lord with | harp : sing praises unto Him 
with the lute, and | instrument | of ten | strings. 

Sing unto the Lord a [ new | song : sing praises unto 
Him I with a I good ] courage. 

For the word of the | Lord is J true : and | all His | 
works are | faithful. 



288 



THE SELECTIONS. 



NINTH. 



He loveth righteous - | ness and | judgment : the earth 
is full of the | goodness | of the | Lord. 

By the word of the Lord were the j heavens | made : 
and all the hosts of them by the ) breath ] of His j mouth. 

He gathereth the waters of the sea together, as it 
were up - J on an | heap ; and layeth up the deep, as | 
in a | treasure - | house. 

Let all the earth. | fear the J Lord : stand in awe of 
Him, all | ye that | dwell ■ in the | world : 

For He spake, and [ it was | done : He commanded, | 
and it J stood J fast. 

From Psalm 1 47.- — Laudate Domlrtum. 

O PRAISE the Lord, for it is a good thing to sing 
praises I unto our [ God : yea, a joyful and 
pleasant thing it [ is | to be | thankful. 

The Lord doth build up Je - | rusa - | lem : and 
gather together the | out - [ casts of ] Israel. 

He healeth those that are | brok en in ] heart : and 
giveth medi - | cine to [ heal their | sickness. 

He telleth the number ] of the [ stars : and calleth 
them I all [ by their [ names. 

Great is our Lord, and great [ is His | power : yea, | 
and His [ wisdom is | infinite. 

The Lord setteth [ up the [ meek : and bringeth the 
ungodly I down | to the | ground. 

O sing unto the Lord with | thanks - | giving : sing 
praises upon the | harp un - | to our | God ; 



NINTH. THE SELECTIONS. 289 

Who covereth the heaven with clouds, and prepare th 
rain | for the ] earth : and maketh the grass to grow upon 
■ the mountains, and herb | for the | use of | men. 

Who giveth fodder | un -2- to the | cattle : and feedcth 
the young I ravens that | call up - | on Him. 

The Lord's delight is in | them that j fear Him 5 
and put their | trust | in His | mercy. 

Praise the Lord, | O Je - j rusalem : praise | — 
thy [ God, O j Sion. 

For He hath made fast the bars [ of thy | gates : 
and hath j blessed thy | chil dren with - | in thee. 

He maketh peace | in thy | borders : and filleth 
thee I with the I flour of ] wheat. 

He sendeth forth His commandment up - | on | 
earth : and His word | runneth ] very | swiftly. 

He giveth j snow like | wool : and scattereth the | 
hoar-frost | like ] ashes. 

He casteth forth His J ice like | morsels : who is 
able I to a - [ bide His | frost ? 

He sendeth out His word, and j melteth | them : He 
bloweth with His wind, | and the | waters j flow. 

He showeth His word | unto J Jacob : His statutes 
and ordinances | unto | Isra - | el. 

He hath not dealt SO with | any j nation : neither 
have the heathen | knowledge | of His ] laws. 

From Psalm 57. — Miserere met, Deus. 
Q ET up Thyself, O God, a - | bove the | heavens : and 
O Thy glory a - | bove ] all the | earth. 



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THE SELECTIONS. 



TENTH. 



My heart is fixed, O God, my | heart is | fixed : 
I will I sing and | give | praise. 

Awake up, my glory ; awake, | lute and [ harp : 
I myself I will a - j wake right | early. 

I will give thanks unto Thee, O Lord, a - | mong the | 
people : and I will sing unto | Thee a - | mong the | nations. 

For the greatness of Thy mercy reacheth [ un to the | 
heavens : and Thy | truth un - J to the | clouds. 

Set up Thyself, O God, a - | bove the | heavens : 
and Thy glory a - | bove | all the | earth. 

SELECTION 10. 
From Psalm 96. — Cantate Domino. 

OSING unto the Lord a | new | song : sing unto 
the Lord, | all the | whole ) earth. 
Sing unto the Lord, and | praise His | Name : be telling 
of His sal - I vation from | day to | day. 

Declare His honour | un to the | heathen : and His 
Wonders j unto [ all | people. 

For the Lord is great, and cannot worthi - | ly be | 
praised : He is more to be | feared | than all | gods. 

Psalm 1 48. — Lav date Dominum. 

O PRAISE the I Lord of [ heaven : praise | 
— Him ] in the | height. 
Praise Him, all ye | an -2- gels of | His : praise | 
—Him, [ all His [ host, 



TENTH. THE SELECTIONS. 2gi 

Praise Him, | sun and | moon : praise Him, | all 
ye [ stars and | light. 

Praise Him, | all ye | heavens : and ye waters that | 
are a - [ bove the [ heavens. 

Let them praise the | Name • of the | Lord : for He 
spake the word, and they were made : He commanded | 
and they | were ere - [ ated. 

He hath made them fast for | ev er and | ever : 
He hath given them a law | which shall | not be | broken. 

Praise the | Lord up -2- on | earth : ye | dragons, | 
and all | deeps ; 

Fire and hail, [ snow and | vapours : wind and | 
storm ful - | filling His | word ; 

Mountains [ and all [ hills : fruitful | trees and [ all | 
cedars ; 

Beasts ] and all | cattle : worms | — and [ feathered | 
fowls. 

Kings of the earth | and all | people : princes 
and all | judges | of the | world ; 

Young men and maidens, old men and children, 
praise the | Name • of the | Lord : for His Name only is 
excellent, and His praise a - | bove [ heaven and | earth. 

He shall exalt the horn of His people ; all His | 
saints shall | praise Him : even the children of Israel, even 
the | people that | serveth [ Him. 

From Psalm 1 49. — Cantate Domino, 

OSING unto the Lord a [ new ] song : let the con- 
gre - J ga tion of | saints | praise Him, 



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THE SELECTIONS. 



TENTH. 



Let Israel rejoice in | Him that | made him : and let 
the children of Sion be 1 joyful [ in their | King. 

Let them praise His | Name • in the j dance : let 
them sing praises unto | Him with j tab -2. ret and | 
harp. 

For the Lord hath pleasure | in His | people : and | 
help eth the [ meek - ] hearted. 

Psalm I $o.~Laudate Dominunu 

O PRAISE God J in His | holiness : praise Him 
in the | firmament | of His | power. 
Praise Him in His | noble J acts : praise Him ac- 
cording I to His I excellent [ greatness. 

Praise Him in the sound | of the ] trumpet : praise 
Him up - [ on the | lute and | harp. 

Praise Him in the ] cymbals and | dances : praise 
Him up - I on the | strings and [ pipe. 

Praise Him upon the j well -tuned | cymbals ; praise 
Him up - J on the J loud | cymbals. 

Let every thing | that hath | breath : praise | — 
I — the I Lord. 



SELECTIONS 

FOR HOLY DAYS. 



ft Portions of Psalins, to be sung or said, at Morning Prayer, on certain Feasts 
and Fasts, instead of the Vetiite exultemus, when any of the foregoing 
Selections are to follow instead of the Psalms, as in the Table. 

CfjrijJtmasf 2Dap* 

From Psalms 45, 89, no. 

THY seat, O God, en - ] dur eth for | ever : the 
sceptre of Thy kingdom | is a | right | sceptre. 
Thou hast loved righteousness, and | hat ed in - | 
iquity : wherefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee 
with the oil of [ glad -2- ness a - [ bove thy | fellows. 

My song shall be alway of the loving-kindness | of the | 
Lord : with my mouth will I ever be showing Thy truth, 
from one gene - | ration ] to an - | other. 

For I have said, Mercy shall be set | up for [ ever : 
Thy Truth shalt Thou es - | tablish [ in the [ heavens. 

The Lord is I our de - [ fence : the Holy One of j 
Israel | is our j King. 

Thou spakest sometime in visions unto Thy | saints and | 
saidst : I have laid help upon one that is mighty, I have 
exalted one | chosen | out ' of the | people. 



294 SELECTIONS FOR HOLY DAYS, 

I will set his dominion j in the ] sea : and his | 
right hand J in the | floods. 

And I will make Mm ] . my first - | born : higher 
than the | kings [ of the | earth. 

The Lord said ] unto ] my Lord : Sit Thou on my 
right hand, until I make Thine | ene - | mies Thy | 
footstool. 

The Lord shall send the rod of Thy power [ out of | 
Sion : be Thou ruler, even in the ] midst a - | mong 
Thine ] enemies. 

In the day of Thy power shall the people offer Thee 
free -will -offerings with, an | holy | worship : the dew of 
Thy birth is ],of the | womb * of the ) morning. 

The Lord sware, and will | not re - | pent : Thou art 
a Priest for ever after the | order | of Mel - | chisedech. 

From Psalms 32, 38, 130. 

BLESSED is he whose unrighteousness | is for - j 
given : and | whose ] sin is | covered. 
Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord im - | puteth no | 
sin : and in whose | spirit there J is no | guile. 

Put me not to rebuke, O Lord, | in Thine [ anger : 
neither chasten me [ in Thy [ heavy dis - | pleasure. 

For Thine arrows stick | fast in J me : and Thy | 
hand | presseth me | sore. 

My wickednesses are gone ] over my | head : and are 
like a sore burden, too ] heavy for | me to ] bear. 



SELECTIONS FOR HOLY DAYS. 295 

I Will con - J fess my | wickedness : and be j sorry | 
for my | sin. 

. Haste I Thee to ( help me : O Lord | God of | 
my sal - | vation. 

Out of the deep have I called unto | Thee O | Lord : 
Lord, I hear | my | voice. 

Let Thine ears J be at - j tentive : to the voice | 
of my I suppli - | cations. 

If Thou Lord, shouldest be extreme to mark what is | 
done a - | miss : | Lord | who shall | stand? 

But there is for - | giveness with ] Thee : that [ Thou | 
mayest be ] feared. 

<Booti jfritia£* 

From Psalms 22, 69, 40. 

MY God, my God, look upon me ; why hast Thou 
for - I saken | me : and art so far from my health, 
and from the | words of | my com - | plaint ? 

But I Thou art J holy : O Thou that inhabitest the | 
praises ,| of | Israel. 

I am a worm, | and no | man : a reproach of men, and 
des - I pised | of the | people. 

All they that see me | laugh * me to | scorn : they shoot 
out the lip, they | shake the [ head | saying, 

He trusted in God, that He | would de - | liver him : 
let Him deliver him, | if | He will | have him. 

The counsel of the wicked layeth | siege a - | gainst me : 
they pierced my | hands ] and my | feet. 



296 SELECTIONS FOR HOLY DAYS. 

They part my [ gar -2- ments a - j mong them : and cast | 
Jots up - I on my | vesture. 

But be not Thou far from j me O | Lord : O my 
strength, | haste | Thee to j help me. 

Thy rebuke hath broken my heart ; I am | full of | 
heaviness : I looked for some to have pity on me, but there 
was no man ; neither found I [ any to | comfort [ me. 

They gave me j gall to j eat : and when I was thirsty, 
they gave me ] vine - [ gar to [ drink. 

Sacrifice and meat-offering Thou J wouldest | not ; 
but mine [ ears | hast Thou | opened. 

Burnt- offerings and sacrifice for sin hast Thou | 
not re - ] quired : Then said I, [ Lo, ] I | come ; 

In the volume of the book it is written of me, that I 
should fulfil Thy | will O j God : I am content to do it ; 
yea Thy law ] is with - [ in my | heart. 

ascension SDap. 

From Psalms 24, 47. 

LIFT up your heads O ye gates, an be ye lift up ? 
ye ever - | lasting | doors : and the King of j 
glory I shall come | in. 

Who is the I King of [ glory : The Lord strong and 
mighty ; even the [ Lord j mighty in | battle. 

Lift up your heads O ye gates, and be ye lift up 
ye ever - j lasting j doors : and the King of | glory 
shall come [ in. 



SELECTIONS FOR HOLY DAYS. 297 

Who is the I King of | glory : Even the Lord of hosts, | 
He * is the J King of f glory. 

O clap your hands together, j all ye J people : shout 
unto God j with the | voice of | triumph. 

For the Lord most j high is j terrible : He is a great | 
King over | all the j earth. 

God is gone up j with a J shout : the Lord with the | 
sound J of a I trumpet. 

Sing praises to God, } sing J praises : sing praises 
unto our j King, ] sing | praises. 

God reigneth [ o & ver the J heathen ; God sitteth 
upon the ] th rone ] of His | holiness. 

The princes of the people are gathered together, even 
the people of the j God of j Abraham ; for the shields of 
the earth belong unto God ; | He is | great 9- ly ex - ] alted 

From Psalms 2 } 68. 

I WILL de - I clare • the de - J cree : the Lord hath 
jsaid unto me, Thou art my Son, this day have | 
I be - j gotten j thee. 

Desire of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for | 
thine in - j heritance : and , the utmost parts of the | 
earth for j thy pos - ] session. 

Be wise now, therefore, J O ye | kings : be instructed, ye | 
judges J of the ] earth. 

Serve the ] Lord with j fear, and re - J joice [ with | 
trembling. 



298 



INSTITUTION ANTHEM. 



Sing unto God, sing praises [ to His ] Name ; extol 
Him that rideth upon the heavens by His name J AH, | 
and re - | joice be - j fore Him. 

Thou O God, sentest a gracious rain upon | Thine in - | 
heritance, and refreshedst | it when | it was ] weary. 

The Lord ] gave the j word : great was the company of ] 
those that j published | it. 

Though ye have lain among the pots, yet shall ye be as 
the wings of a dove [ covered with [ silver : and her [ 
feathers with ] yellow | gold. 

Thou hast ascended on high; Thou hast led captivity cap- 
tive ; Thou hast received | gifts for | men : yea, for the rebel- 
lious also, that the Lord j God might j dwell a - j mong them. 

Blessed ] be the | Lord : who daily Joadeth us with 
benefits ; even the | God of [ our sal - | vation. 

Sing unto God, ye kingdoms [ of the | earth : sing [ 
praises | un to the [ Lord ; 

To Him that rideth upon the heaven of heavens, which j 
were of | old : Lo, He doth send out His voice, and j 
that a I mighty | voice. 

Ascribe the strength I unto ] God : His excellency is 
over Israel, and His | strength is j in the ] clouds. 

O God, Thou art terrible out of Thy | holy | places : 
the God of Israel is He that giveth strength and power 
unto His people. [ Bless - J ed be [ God. 



51it0tttuttoti SLnt^tnu 

O PRAISE the Lord, laud ye the | Name • of the ] 
Lord : praise it, ye { servants | of the ] Lord. 



INSTITUTION ANTHEM. 2 99 

2. Ye that stand in the house | of the | Lord : in the 
courts of the | house | of our | God. 

3. O praise the Lord; for the I Lord is | gracious: 
O sing praises unto His Name ] for | it is j lovely. 

4. The Lord is gracious | and | merciful : long- 
Suffering I and of | great | goodness. 

5. The Lord is loving unto | every | man : and His 
mercy is | over | all His | works. 

6. All Thy works praise | Thee, O I Lord : and Thy | 
saints give | thanks un - J to Thee. 

7. The Lord doth build up Je - j rusa - J lem : and 
gather together the | out - | casts of | Israel. 

8. He healeth those that are | bro — ken in | heart : 
and giveth medi - ) cine to J heal their j sickness. 

9. The Lord's delight is in j them that | fear Him : 
and put their | trust j in His | mercy. 

10. Praise the Lord, [ O Je - | rusalem : praise | 
: _ Thy t God, O | Sion. 

It. For He hath made fast the bars j of thy | 
gates : and hath j blessed thy j chil — dren with - [ in 
thee. . 

12. He maketh peace | in thy | borders : and filleth 
thee I with the I flour of | wheat. 

13. He is our God, even the God of whom | 
cometh sal - | vation : God is the Lord, by | whom • 
^we es - j cape j death. 

1 4. O God, wonderful art Thou in Thy ] holy | places : 
even the God of Israel, He will give strength and power 
unto. His people. J Bless - \ ed be | God. 



300 BURIAL PSALM. 

Glory be to the Father, ) and * to the j Son : and | 
to the | Holy [ Ghost ; 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and [ ever [ shall be : 
world without end. | A - | ~ | men. 

LORD, let me know my end, and the number j of my ) 
days : that I may be certified how ] long I ] 
have to [ live. 

Behold, Thou hast made my days as it were a [ span j 
long : and mine age is even as nothing in respect of Thee ; 
and verily every man living is | alto - | gether [ vanity. 

For man walketh in a vain shadow, and disquieteth him - | 
self in | vain : he heapeth up riches, and cannot ] tell | 
who shall ] gather them. 

And now Lord, | what is * my [ hope : truly my j 
hope is | even in | Thee. 

Deliver me from all [ mine of - j fences : and make me 
not a re - ] buke un - ) to the j foolish. 

When Thou with rebukes dost chasten man for sin, 
Thou makest his beauty to consume away, like as it were 
a moth ] fret ting a | garment : every man | therefore | 
is but | vanity. 

Hear my prayer O Lord ; and with Thine ears con - | 
sider my j calling : hold not Thy [ peace | at my | tears. 

For I am a stranger | with | Thee : and a sojourner ; 
as ] all my j fathers j were. 

O spare me a little, that I may re - | cover my \ 
strength : before I go hence, | and be [ no more j seen. 



BURIAL PSALM. 301 

Lord, Thou hast | been our [ refuge : from one gene - | 
ration | to an - | other. 

. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever the 
earth and the ] world were | made : Thou art God from 
everlasting, and j World with - | out | end. 

Thou turnest man | to des - ] truction i again Thou 
sayest, Come a - | gain, ye | chil ± dren of | men. 

For a thousand years in Thy sight are | but as [ 
yesterday : seeing that is past j as a | watch • in the | night. 

As soon as Thou scatterest them, they are even | as a j 
sleep : and fade away ] suddenly | like the | grass. 

In the morning it is green, and | groweth | up : but in 
the evening it is cut down, | dried | up, and | withered. 

For we consume away in | Thy dis - | pleasure : and 
are afraid at Thy ] wrathful | indig - [ nation. 

Thou hast set our mis - | deeds be - | fore Thee : and 
our secret sins | in the | light of ' Thy | countenance. 

For when Thou art angry, all our | days are | gone : we 
bring our years to an end, as it ] were a J tale that • is | told. 

The days of our age are threescore years and ten ; and 
though men be so strong that they come to | fourscore | 
years : yet is their strength then but labour and sorrow ; 
so soon passeth it a - | way, and | we are | gone. 

So teach US to | number our | days : that we may apply 
our I hearts ] unto | wisdom. 

Glory be to the Father, | and " to the | Son : and ; 
to the I Holy ] Ghost ; 

As it was in the beginning, is now, and [ ever | shall be : 
world without end. I A - I — I men. 



302 



GLORIA IN EXCELSIS. 



(Bloiia to (fcxtzl&ig. 

f S"* LORY be to | God on ] high : and on earth peace | 
V_X good | will towards [ men. 

2 . We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we | worship | 
Thee : we glorify Thee, we give thanks to | Thee for | 
Thy great | glory. 

3. O Lord God, | Heavenly | King : God, the ] 
Father | Al - ] mighty. 

4. O Lord, the only begotten Son, | Jesu | Christ : 
O Lord God, Lamb of God, | Son ] of the | Father. 

In unison. 

p 5. That takest away the j sins • of the | world : 

have mercy up - | on I us. 

6. Thou that takest away the ] sins ■ of the | world : 
have mercy up - | on | us. 

7. Thou that takest away the | sins ■ of the | world : 
receive | our | prayer. 

8. Thou that sittest at the right hand of | God the | 
Father : have mercy up - ] on | us. 

In parts. 

9. For Thou ] only art | holy : Thou | only [ 
art the j Lord. 

I o. Thou only O Christ ! with the | Holy | Ghost : 
art most high in the | glory of | God the | Father. 
Amen. 



This pointing corresponds with the Chant to which the " Glokia in 
Excelsis " is usually sung ; also published with varied harmonies, together 
with the "Te Deum " adapted to chants by the Author. 



